Sketch scatter diagram scenarios

Question asks to sketch or describe scatter diagrams that would produce specific values or relationships for Spearman's coefficient (e.g., rₛ = 1 but r ≠ 1).

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5.08e Spearman rank correlation
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OCR S1 2016 June Q4
8 marks Moderate -0.3
4 In this question the product moment correlation coefficient is denoted by \(r\) and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is denoted by \(r _ { s }\).
  1. The scatter diagram in Fig. 1 shows the results of an experiment involving some bivariate data. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b5ce3230-7528-439c-9e85-ef159a49cba3-4_597_595_434_733} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 1}
    \end{figure} Write down the value of \(r _ { s }\) for these data.
  2. On the diagram in the Answer Booklet, draw five points such that \(r _ { s } = 1\) and \(r \neq 1\).
  3. The scatter diagram in Fig. 2 shows the results of another experiment involving 5 items of bivariate data. \begin{figure}[h]
    \includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{b5ce3230-7528-439c-9e85-ef159a49cba3-4_604_608_1484_731} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
    \end{figure} Calculate the value of \(r _ { s }\).
  4. A random variable \(X\) has the distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 25,0.6 )\). Find
    1. \(\mathrm { P } ( X \leqslant 14 )\),
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( X = 14 )\),
    3. \(\quad \operatorname { Var } ( X )\).
    4. A random variable \(Y\) has the distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 24,0.3 )\). Write down an expression for \(\mathrm { P } ( Y = y )\) and evaluate this probability in the case where \(y = 8\).
    5. A random variable \(Z\) has the distribution \(\mathrm { B } ( 2,0.2 )\). Find the probability that two randomly chosen values of \(Z\) are equal.
      (a) Find the number of ways in which 12 people can be divided into three groups containing 5 people, 4 people and 3 people, without regard to order.
      (b) The diagram shows 7 cards, each with a letter on it. $$\mathrm { A } \mathrm {~A} \mathrm {~A} \mathrm {~B} \text { } \mathrm { B } \text { } \mathrm { R } \text { } \mathrm { R }$$ The 7 cards are arranged in a random order in a straight line.
      1. Find the number of possible arrangements of the 7 letters.
      2. Find the probability that the 7 letters form the name BARBARA. The 7 cards are shuffled. Now 4 of the 7 cards are chosen at random and arranged in a random order in a straight line.
      3. Find the probability that the letters form the word ABBA .
OCR S1 Specimen Q2
7 marks Standard +0.3
2 Two independent assessors awarded marks to each of 5 projects. The results were as shown in the table.
Project\(A\)\(B\)\(C\)\(D\)\(E\)
First assessor3891628361
Second assessor5684418562
  1. Calculate Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for the data.
  2. Show, by sketching a suitable scatter diagram, how two assessors might have assessed 5 projects in such a way that Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for their marks was + 1 while the product moment correlation coefficient for their marks was not + 1 . (Your scatter diagram need not be drawn accurately to scale.)
OCR Further Statistics AS 2019 June Q3
6 marks Challenging +1.2
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  1. Shula calculates the value of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient \(r _ { s }\) for 9 pairs of rankings.
    Find the largest possible value of \(r _ { s }\) that Shula can obtain that is less than 1 .
  2. A set of bivariate data consists of 5 pairs of values. It is known that for this data the value of Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is - 1 but the value of Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient is not - 1 . Sketch a possible scatter diagram illustrating the data.