5.09b Least squares regression: concepts

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AQA S1 2013 June Q4
17 marks Standard +0.3
4 The girth, \(g\) metres, the length, \(l\) metres, and the weight, \(y\) kilograms, of each of a sample of 20 pigs were measured. The data collected is summarised as follows. $$S _ { g g } = 0.1196 \quad S _ { l l } = 0.0436 \quad S _ { y y } = 5880 \quad S _ { g y } = 24.15 \quad S _ { l y } = 10.25$$
  1. Calculate the value of the product moment correlation coefficient between:
    1. girth and weight;
    2. length and weight.
  2. Interpret, in context, each of the values that you obtained in part (a).
  3. Weighing pigs requires expensive equipment, whereas measuring their girths and lengths simply requires a tape measure. With this in mind, the following formula is proposed to make an estimate of a pig's weight, \(x\) kilograms, from its girth and length. $$x = 69.3 \times g ^ { 2 } \times l$$ Applying this formula to the relevant data on the 20 pigs resulted in $$S _ { x x } = 5656.15 \quad S _ { x y } = 5662.97$$
    1. By calculating a third value of the product moment correlation coefficient, state which of \(g , l\) or \(x\) is the most strongly correlated with \(y\), the weight.
    2. Estimate the weight of a pig that has a girth of 1.25 metres and a length of 1.15 metres.
    3. Given the additional information that \(\bar { x } = 115.4\) and \(\bar { y } = 116.0\), calculate the equation of the least squares regression line of \(y\) on \(x\), in the form \(y = a + b x\).
    4. Comment on the likely accuracy of the estimated weight found in part (c)(ii). Your answer should make reference to the value of the product moment correlation coefficient found in part (c)(i) and to the values of \(b\) and \(a\) found in part (c)(iii).
      (4 marks)
AQA S1 2014 June Q3
11 marks Moderate -0.8
3 The table shows the body mass index (BMI), \(x\), and the systolic blood pressure (SBP), \(y \mathrm { mmHg }\), for each of a random sample of 10 men, aged between 35 years and 40 years, from a particular population.
\(\boldsymbol { x }\)13232935173425203127
\(\boldsymbol { y }\)103115124126108120113117118119
  1. Calculate the equation of the least squares regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
  2. Use your equation to estimate the SBP of a man from this population who is aged 38 years and who has a BMI of 30 .
  3. State why your equation might not be appropriate for estimating the SBP of a man from this population:
    1. who is aged 38 years and who has a BMI of 45 ;
    2. who is aged 50 years and who has a BMI of 25 .
  4. Find the value of the residual for the point \(( 20,117 )\).
  5. The mean of the vertical distances of the 10 points from the regression line calculated in part (a) is 2.71, correct to three significant figures. Comment on the likely accuracy of your estimate in part (b).
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AQA S1 2014 June Q6
12 marks Moderate -0.8
6 A rubber seal is fitted to the bottom of a flood barrier. When no pressure is applied, the depth of the seal is 15 cm . When pressure is applied, a watertight seal is created between the flood barrier and the ground. The table shows the pressure, \(x\) kilopascals ( kPa ), applied to the seal and the resultant depth, \(y\) centimetres, of the seal.
\(\boldsymbol { x }\)255075100125150175200250300
\(\boldsymbol { y }\)14.713.412.811.911.010.39.79.07.56.7
    1. State the value that you would expect for \(a\) in the equation of the least squares regression line, \(y = a + b x\).
    2. Calculate the equation of the least squares regression line, \(y = a + b x\).
    3. Interpret, in context, your value for \(b\).
  1. Calculate an estimate of the depth of the seal when it is subjected to a pressure of 225 kPa .
    1. Give a statistical reason as to why your equation is unlikely to give a realistic estimate of the depth of the seal if it were to be subjected to a pressure of 400 kPa .
    2. Give a reason based on the context of this question as to why your equation will not give a realistic estimate of the depth of the seal if it were to be subjected to a pressure of 525 kPa .
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Edexcel S1 Q4
10 marks Moderate -0.8
4. An internet service provider runs a series of television adverts at weekly intervals. To investigate the effectiveness of the adverts the company recorded the viewing figures in millions, \(v\), for the programme in which the advert was shown, and the number of new customers, \(c\), who signed up for their service the next day. The results are summarised as follows. $$\bar { v } = 4.92 , \quad \bar { c } = 104.4 , \quad S _ { v c } = 594.05 , \quad S _ { v v } = 85.44 .$$
  1. Calculate the equation of the regression line of \(c\) on \(v\) in the form \(c = a + b v\).
  2. Give an interpretation of the constants \(a\) and \(b\) in this context.
  3. Estimate the number of customers that will sign up with the company the day after an advert is shown during a programme watched by 3.7 million viewers.
  4. State two other factors besides viewing figures that will affect the success of an advert in gaining new customers for the company.
Edexcel S1 Q7
17 marks Moderate -0.8
7. A doctor wished to investigate the effects of staying awake for long periods on a person's ability to complete simple tasks. She recorded the number of times, \(n\), that a subject could clinch his or her fist in 30 seconds after being awake for \(h\) hours. The results for one subject were as follows.
\(h\) (hours)161718192021222324
\(n\)1161141091019494868180
  1. Plot a scatter diagram of \(n\) against \(h\) for these results. You may use $$\Sigma h = 180 , \quad \Sigma n = 875 , \quad \Sigma h ^ { 2 } = 3660 , \quad \Sigma h n = 17204 .$$
  2. Obtain the equation of the regression line of \(n\) on \(h\) in the form \(n = a + b h\).
  3. Give a practical interpretation of the constant b.
  4. Explain why this regression line would be unlikely to be appropriate for values of \(h\) between 0 and 16 .
    (2 marks)
    Another subject underwent the same tests giving rise to a regression line of \(n = 213.4 - 5.87\) h
  5. After how many hours of being awake together would you expect these two subjects to be able to clench their fists the same number of times in 30 seconds?
Edexcel S1 Q6
17 marks Moderate -0.8
6. A school introduced a new programme of support lessons in 1994 with a view to improving grades in GCSE English. The table below shows the number of years since 1994, n, and the corresponding percentage of students achieving A to C grades in GCSE English, \(p\), for each year.
\(n\)123456
\(p ( \% )\)35.237.140.639.043.444.8
  1. Represent these data on a scatter diagram. You may use the following values. $$\Sigma n = 21 , \quad \Sigma p = 240.1 , \quad \Sigma n ^ { 2 } = 91 , \quad \Sigma p ^ { 2 } = 9675.41 , \quad \Sigma n p = 873 .$$
  2. Find an equation of the regression line of \(p\) on \(n\) and draw it on your graph.
  3. Calculate the product moment correlation coefficient for these data and comment on the suitability of a linear model for the relationship between \(n\) and \(p\) during this period.
Edexcel S1 Q7
15 marks Moderate -0.8
7. Pipes-R-us manufacture a special lightweight aluminium tubing. The price \(\pounds P\), for each length, \(l\) metres, that the company sells is shown in the table.
\(l\) (metres)0.50.81.01.5246
\(P ( \pounds )\)2.503.404.005.206.0010.5015.00
  1. Represent these data on a scatter diagram. You may use $$\Sigma l = 15.8 , \quad \Sigma P = 46.6 , \quad \Sigma l ^ { 2 } = 60.14 , \quad \Sigma l P = 159.77$$
  2. Find the equation of the regression line of \(P\) on \(l\) in the form \(P = a + b l\).
  3. Give a practical interpretation of the constant b. In response to customer demand Pipes- \(R\)-us decide to start selling tubes cut to specific lengths. Initially the company decides to use the regression line found in part (b) as a pricing formula for this new service.
  4. Calculate the price that Pipes- \(R\)-us should charge for 5.2 metres of the tubing.
  5. Suggest a reason why Pipes- \(R\)-us might not offer prices based on the regression line for any length of tubing.
Edexcel S1 Q7
17 marks Standard +0.3
7. A new vaccine is tested over a six-month period in one health authority. The table shows the number of new cases of the disease, \(d\), reported in the \(m\) th month after the trials began.
\(m\)123456
\(d\)1026961585248
A doctor suggests that a relationship of the form \(d = a + b x\) where \(x = \frac { 1 } { m }\) can be used to model the situation.
  1. Tabulate the values of \(x\) corresponding to the given values of \(d\) and plot a scatter diagram of \(d\) against \(x\).
  2. Explain how your scatter diagram supports the suggested model. You may use $$\Sigma x = 2.45 , \quad \Sigma d = 390 , \quad \Sigma x ^ { 2 } = 1.491 , \quad \Sigma x d = 189.733$$
  3. Find an equation of the regression line \(d\) on \(x\) in the form \(d = a + b x\).
  4. Use your regression line to estimate how many new cases of the disease there will be in the 13th month after the trial began.
  5. Comment on the reliability of your answer to part (d).
Edexcel S1 Q6
14 marks Moderate -0.8
6. A physics student recorded the length, \(l \mathrm {~cm}\), of a spring when different masses, \(m\) grams, were suspended from it giving the following results.
\(m ( \mathrm {~g} )\)50100200300400500600700
\(l ( \mathrm {~cm} )\)7.810.716.522.128.033.935.235.6
  1. Represent these data on a scatter diagram with \(l\) on the vertical axis. The student decides to find the equation of a regression line of the form \(l = a + b m\) using only the data for \(m \leq 500 \mathrm {~g}\).
  2. Give a reason to support the fitting of such a regression line and explain why the student is excluding two of his values.
    (2 marks)
    You may use $$\Sigma m = 1550 , \quad \Sigma l = 119 , \quad \Sigma m ^ { 2 } = 552500 , \quad \Sigma l ^ { 2 } = 2869.2 , \quad \Sigma m l = 39540 .$$
  3. Find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).
  4. Explain the significance of the values of \(a\) and \(b\) in this situation.
AQA S3 2015 June Q1
6 marks Moderate -0.8
1 A demographer measured the length of the right foot, \(x\) millimetres, and the length of the right hand, \(y\) millimetres, of each of a sample of 12 males aged between 19 years and 25 years. The results are given in the table.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2018 June Q6
9 marks Standard +0.3
6 A researcher is investigating various bodily characteristics of frogs of various species. She collects data on length, \(x \mathrm {~mm}\), and head width, \(y \mathrm {~mm}\), of a random sample of 14 frogs of a particular species. A scatter diagram of the data is shown in Fig. 6, together with the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\) and also the value of \(r ^ { 2 }\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{e3ac0ba0-9692-4018-894e-2b04b07eaf32-6_949_1616_450_228} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6}
\end{figure}
  1. (A) Use the equation of the regression line to estimate the mean head width for frogs of each of the following lengths.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2019 June Q5
13 marks Standard +0.3
5 A researcher is investigating births of females and males in a particular species of animal which very often produces litters of 7 offspring.
The table shows some data about the number of females per litter in 200 litters of 7 offspring. The researcher thinks that a binomial distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 7 , p )\) may be an appropriate model for these data. (c) Complete the test at the \(5 \%\) significance level. Fig. 5 shows the probability distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 7,0.35 )\) together with the relative frequencies of the observed data (the numbers of litters each divided by 200). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fd496303-10f1-450e-bbeb-421ab6f4de21-5_659_1285_342_319} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
\end{figure} (d) Comment on the result of the test completed in part (c) by considering Fig. 5.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2019 June Q6
13 marks Standard +0.3
6 A meteorologist is investigating the relationship between altitude \(x\) metres and mean annual temperature \(y ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\) in an American state.
She selects 12 locations at various altitudes and then stations a remote monitoring device at each of them to measure the temperature over the course of a year. Fig. 6 illustrates the data which she obtains. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fd496303-10f1-450e-bbeb-421ab6f4de21-6_686_1477_486_292} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6}
\end{figure}
  1. Explain why it would not be appropriate to carry out a hypothesis test for correlation based on the product moment correlation coefficient.
  2. Explain why altitude has been plotted on the horizontal axis in Fig. 6. Summary statistics for \(x\) and \(y\) are as follows. $$\sum x = 21200 \quad \sum y = 105.4 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 39100000 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 1004 \quad \sum x y = 176090$$
  3. Calculate the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\).
  4. Use the equation of the regression line to predict the values of the mean annual temperature at each of the following altitudes.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2022 June Q6
10 marks Moderate -0.8
6 Tom has read in a newspaper that you can tell the air temperature by counting how often a cricket chirps in a period of 20 seconds. (A cricket is a type of insect.) He wants to know exactly how the temperature can be predicted. On 8 randomly selected days, when Tom can hear crickets chirping, he records the number of chirps, \(x\), made by a cricket in a 20-second interval, and also the temperature, \(y ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\), at that time. The data are summarised as follows. \(n = 8 \quad \sum x = 268 \quad \sum y = 141.9 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 9618 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 2630.55 \quad \sum \mathrm { xy } = 5009.1\) These data are illustrated below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{8f1e0c68-a334-4657-823e-386ab0994c02-5_661_1035_699_242}
  1. Determine the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\). Give your answer in the form \(\mathrm { y } = \mathrm { ax } + \mathrm { b }\), giving the values of \(a\) and \(b\) correct to \(\mathbf { 3 }\) significant figures.
  2. Use the equation of the regression line to predict the temperature for the following values of \(x\).
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2024 June Q4
10 marks Standard +0.3
4 A chemist is conducting an experiment in which the concentration of a certain chemical, A , is supposed to be recorded at the start of the experiment and then every 30 seconds after the start. The time after the start is denoted by \(t \mathrm {~s}\) and the concentration by \(\mathrm { z } \mathrm { mg } \mathrm { cm } ^ { - 3 }\). The collected data are shown in the table below. Note that the concentration at \(t = 90\) was not recorded.
Time, \(t\)03060120150
Concentration of A, \(z\)40.031.327.512.811.4
The chemist wishes to plot the data on a graph.
  1. Explain why \(t\) should be plotted on the horizontal axis. You are given that the summary statistics for the data are as follows. \(n = 5 \quad \sum t = 360 \quad \sum z = 123.0 \quad \sum t ^ { 2 } = 41400 \quad \sum z ^ { 2 } = 3629.74 \quad \sum \mathrm { t } = 5835\) The regression line of \(z\) on \(t\) is given by \(\mathbf { z = a + b t }\) and is used to model the concentration of chemical A for \(t \geqslant 0\).
    1. Use the summary statistics to determine the value of \(a\) and the value of \(b\).
    2. Find the value of the residual at each of the following values of \(t\).
      • \(t = 60\)
      • \(t = 120\)
        1. Use the equation of the regression line to estimate the value of the concentration at 90 seconds.
        2. With reference to your answers to part (b)(ii), comment on the reliability of your answer to part (c)(i).
      Further experiments indicate that the model is reasonably reliable for times greater than 150 seconds up to about 200 seconds.
  2. Show that the model cannot be valid beyond a time of about 200 seconds.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2020 November Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A doctor is investigating the relationship between the levels in the blood of a particular hormone and of calcium in healthy adults. The levels of the hormone and of calcium, each measured in suitable units, are denoted by \(x\) and \(y\) respectively. The doctor selects a random sample of 14 adults and measures the hormone and calcium levels in each of them. The spreadsheet in Fig. 5 shows the values obtained, together with a scatter diagram which illustrates the data. The equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\) is shown on the scatter diagram, together with the value of the square of the product moment correlation coefficient. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{ba3fcd3c-6834-4116-be0e-d5b27aed0a7e-5_801_1644_646_255} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
\end{figure}
  1. Use the equation of the regression line to estimate the mean calcium level of people with the following hormone levels.
OCR MEI Further Statistics A AS 2021 November Q6
11 marks Moderate -0.3
6 A health researcher is investigating the relationship between age and maximum heart rate. A commonly quoted formula states that 'maximum heart rate \(= 220\) - age in years'. The researcher wants to check if this formula is a satisfactory model for people who work in the large hospital where she is employed. The researcher selects a random sample of 20 people who work in her hospital, and measures their maximum heart rates.
  1. Explain why the researcher selects a sample, rather than using all of the people who work in the hospital. The ages, \(x\) years, and maximum heart rates, \(y\) beats per minute, of the people in the researcher's sample are summarised as follows. \(n = 20 \quad \sum x = 922 \quad \sum y = 3638 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 47250 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 664610 \quad \sum x y = 164998\) These data are illustrated below. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{5be067ff-4668-48d6-8ed2-b8dfa3e678f7-5_758_1246_1027_244}
    1. Draw the line which represents the formula 'maximum heart rate \(= 220 -\) age in years' on the copy of the scatter diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet.
    2. Comment on how well this model fits the data.
  2. Determine the equation of the regression line of maximum heart rate on age.
  3. Use the equation of the regression line to predict the values of the maximum heart rate for each of the following ages.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Minor 2022 June Q2
13 marks Moderate -0.8
2 A forester is investigating the relationship between the diameter and the height of young beech trees. She selects a random sample of 15 young beech trees in a forest and records their diameters, \(d \mathrm {~cm}\), and their heights, \(h \mathrm {~m}\). The data are illustrated in the scatter diagram. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{e8624e9b-5143-49d2-9683-cc3a1082694e-3_649_1116_386_230}
  1. State whether either or both of the variables \(d\) and \(h\) are random variables. Summary data for the diameters and heights are as follows. $$\mathrm { n } = 15 \quad \sum \mathrm {~d} = 84.9 \quad \sum \mathrm {~h} = 124.7 \quad \sum \mathrm {~d} ^ { 2 } = 624.55 \quad \sum \mathrm {~h} ^ { 2 } = 1230.57 \quad \sum \mathrm { dh } = 866.63$$
  2. Find the equation of the regression line of \(h\) on \(d\). Give your answer in the form \(h = a d + b\), giving the values of \(a\) and \(b\) correct to \(\mathbf { 2 }\) decimal places.
  3. Use the regression line to predict the heights of beech trees with the following diameters.
    Comment on this in relation to your regression line.
  4. State the coordinates of the point at which the regression line of \(d\) on \(h\) meets the line which you calculated in part (b).
OCR MEI Further Statistics Minor 2023 June Q5
8 marks Moderate -0.8
5 An ornithologist is investigating the link between the wing length and the mass of small birds, in order to try to predict the mass from the wing length without having to weigh birds. The ornithologist takes a random sample of 9 birds and measures their wing lengths \(w \mathrm {~mm}\) and their masses \(m g\). The spreadsheet below shows the data, together with a scatter diagram which illustrates the data. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{72215d69-c3e6-492d-bb3e-bdc28aeb4613-5_719_1424_495_246}
  1. Find the equation of the regression line of \(m\) on \(w\), giving the coefficients correct to \(\mathbf { 3 }\) significant figures.
  2. Use the equation which you found in part (a) to estimate the mass for each of the following wing lengths.
    Comment on this suggestion.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Minor 2021 November Q2
9 marks Moderate -0.8
2 A road transport researcher is investigating the link between the age of a person, a years, and the distance, \(d\) metres, at which the person can read a large road sign. The researcher selects 13 individuals of different ages between 20 and 80 and measures the value of \(d\) for each of them. The spreadsheet below shows the data which the researcher obtained, together with a scatter diagram which illustrates the data. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{691e8b55-e9a1-4fff-b9ee-a71ff1f73ead-3_725_1566_495_251}
  1. Explain which of the two variables \(a\) and \(d\) is the independent variable.
  2. Find the equation of the regression line of \(d\) on \(a\).
  3. Use the regression line to predict the average distance at which a 60-year-old person can read the road sign.
  4. Explain why it might not be sensible to use the regression line to predict the average distance at which a 5 -year-old child can read the road sign.
  5. Determine the value of the residual for \(a = 40\).
  6. Explain why it would not be useful to find the equation of the regression line of \(a\) on \(d\).
OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2019 June Q6
18 marks Moderate -0.8
6
  1. A researcher is investigating the date of the 'start of spring' at different locations around the country.
    A suitable date (measured in days from the start of the year) can be identified by checking, for example, when buds first appear for certain species of trees and plants, but this is time-consuming and expensive. Satellite data, measuring microwave emissions, can alternatively be used to estimate the date that land-based measurements would give. The researcher chooses a random sample of 12 locations, and obtains land-based measurements for the start of spring date at each location, together with relevant satellite measurements. The scatter diagram in Fig. 6.1 shows the results; the land-based measurements are denoted by \(x\) days and the corresponding values derived from satellite measurements by \(y\) days. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3a89edc4-ac93-4691-ade8-4d4665b55202-06_732_1342_781_333} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6.1}
    \end{figure} Fig. 6.2 shows part of a spreadsheet used to analyse the data. Some rows of the spreadsheet have been deliberately omitted. \begin{table}[h]
    1ABCDEF
    1x\(\boldsymbol { y }\)\(\boldsymbol { x } ^ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)\(\boldsymbol { y } ^ { \mathbf { 2 } }\)xy
    2901028100104049180
    3
    10
    11
    129497883694099118
    13991019801102019999
    14Sum11311227107783126725116724
    15
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6.2}
    \end{table}
    1. Calculate the equation of a regression line suitable for estimating the land-based date of the start of spring from satellite measurements.
    2. Using this equation, estimate the land-based date of the start of spring for the following dates from satellite measurements.
      • 95 days
      • 60 days
        (iii) Comment on the reliability of each of your estimates.
      • The researcher is also investigating whether there is any correlation between the average temperature during a month in spring and the total rainfall during that month at a particular location. The average temperatures in degrees Celsius and total rainfall in mm for a random selection, over several years, of 10 spring months at this location are as follows.
      Temperature4.27.15.63.58.66.52.75.96.74.1
      Rainfall18264276154384536636
      The researcher plots the scatter diagram shown in Fig. 6.3 to check which type of test to carry out. \begin{figure}[h]
      \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{3a89edc4-ac93-4691-ade8-4d4665b55202-07_693_880_1174_338} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6.3}
      \end{figure}
      1. Explain why the researcher might come to the conclusion that a test based on Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient may be valid.
      2. Find the value of Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient.
      3. Carry out a test at the \(5 \%\) significance level to investigate whether there is any correlation between temperature and rainfall.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2022 June Q5
11 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A motorist is investigating the relationship between tyre pressure and temperature. As the temperature increases during a hot day, she records the pressure (measured in bars) of one of her car tyres at specific temperatures of \(20 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C } , 22 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C } , \ldots , 36 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\). The results are shown in Table 5.1. \begin{table}[h]
Temperature \(\left( t ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C } \right)\)202224262830323436
Tyre pressure \(( P\) bar \()\)2.0122.0362.0652.0742.1142.1402.1492.1762.192
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Table 5.1}
\end{table}
  1. Calculate the equation of the regression line of pressure on temperature. Give your answer in the form \(P = a t + b\), giving the values of \(a\) and \(b\) to \(\mathbf { 4 }\) significant figures.
  2. Table 5.2 shows the residuals for most of the data values. Complete the copy of the table in the Printed Answer Booklet. \begin{table}[h]
    Temperature202224262830323436
    Residual tyre
    pressure
    - 0.003- 0.0020.004- 0.0100.011- 0.0030.001
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Table 5.2}
    \end{table}
  3. With reference to the values of the residuals, comment on the goodness of fit of the regression line.
  4. Use your answer to part (a) to calculate an estimate of the pressure in the tyre at each of the following temperatures, giving your answers to \(\mathbf { 3 }\) decimal places.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2023 June Q2
5 marks Easy -1.2
2 A student is investigating the link between temperature and electricity consumption in the winter months. The student finds the average minimum temperature, \(x ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\), from across the country on a day. The student then finds the total electricity consumption for that day, \(y \mathrm { GWh }\). The scatter diagram below shows the values of \(x\) and \(y\) obtained from a random sample of 10 winter days. It also shows the equation of the regression line of \(y\) on \(x\) and the value of \(r ^ { 2 }\), where \(r\) is the product moment correlation coefficient. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{c692fb20-436f-4bc1-89bd-10fdba41ceba-03_776_1043_609_244}
  1. Use the regression line to estimate the electricity consumption at each of the following average minimum temperatures.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2024 June Q8
14 marks Moderate -0.3
8 An estate agent collects data for a random selection of 13 flats in order to investigate the link between the floor areas of flats and their price. The scatter diagram shows the floor areas, \(x \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\), and prices, \(\pounds y\) thousand, of the 13 flats. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{bab116b3-6e5f-44db-ac86-670e4040d649-07_613_1246_386_242}
  1. The estate agent notes that two of the data points are outliers. One is Flat A which has a large floor area but is in poor condition. The other is Flat B which has a balcony with a desirable view overlooking the sea. Label these two data points on the copy of the scatter diagram in the Printed Answer Booklet. The estate agent decides to remove these two data points from the analysis. Summary statistics for the remaining 11 flats are as follows. $$\sum x = 652.5 \quad \sum y = 5067 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 41987.35 \quad \sum y ^ { 2 } = 2456813 \quad \sum x y = 315928.2$$
  2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Calculate the equation of a regression line which is suitable for estimating the price of a flat from its floor area.
  3. Use the regression line to estimate the price for the following floor areas.
    Comment briefly on the estate agent's idea.
OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2020 November Q5
13 marks Moderate -0.3
5 A hearing expert is investigating whether web-based hearing tests can be used instead of hearing tests in a hearing laboratory. The expert selects a random sample of 16 people with normal hearing. Each of them is given two hearing tests, one in the laboratory and one web-based. The scores in the laboratory-based test, \(x\), and the web-based test, \(y\), are both measured in the same suitable units.
  1. Half of the participants do the laboratory-based test first and the other half do the web-based test first. Explain why the expert adopts this approach. The scatter diagram in Fig. 5 shows the data that the expert collected. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{8d36bc92-07ac-40c3-9e75-26f2bc9d2fcc-05_785_1360_1009_242} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 5}
    \end{figure} Summary statistics for these data are as follows. $$\Sigma x = 198.0 \quad \Sigma x ^ { 2 } = 2936.92 \quad \Sigma y = 188.7 \quad \Sigma y ^ { 2 } = 2605.35 \quad \Sigma x y = 2554.87$$
  2. Calculate the equation of the regression line suitable for estimating web-based scores from laboratory-based scores.
  3. Estimate the web-based scores of people whose laboratory-based scores were as follows.
    Stating the approximate coordinates of the outlier, suggest what the expert should do.