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Date November 2018 Marks available 1 Reference code 18N.2.SL.TZ0.S_2
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
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Question

The following table shows the hand lengths and the heights of five athletes on a sports team.

The relationship between x and y can be modelled by the regression line with equation y = ax + b.

Find the value of a and of b.

[3]
a.i.

Write down the correlation coefficient.

[1]
a.ii.

Another athlete on this sports team has a hand length of 21.5 cm. Use the regression equation to estimate the height of this athlete.

[2]
b.

Markscheme

evidence of set up      (M1)

eg   correct value for a or b or r (seen in (ii)) or r2 (= 0.973)

9.91044,   −31.3194

a = 9.91,   b = −31.3,   y = 9.91x − 31.3      A1A1 N3

 

[3 marks]

a.i.

0.986417

r = 0.986        A1 N1

 

[1 mark]

a.ii.

substituting x = 21.5 into their equation       (M1)

eg    9.91(21.5) − 31.3

181.755

182 (cm)       A1 N2

 

[2 marks]

b.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Topic 4—Statistics and probability » SL 4.4—Pearsons, scatter diagrams, eqn of y on x
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