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Date May 2019 Marks available 2 Reference code 19M.1.SL.TZ2.T_2
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 (with calculator from previous syllabus) Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Find Question number T_2 Adapted from N/A

Question

Colorado beetles are a pest, which can cause major damage to potato crops. For a certain Colorado beetle the amount of oxygen, in millilitres (ml), consumed each day increases with temperature as shown in the following table.

This information has been used to plot a scatter diagram.

The mean point has coordinates (20, 230).

Find the equation of the regression line of y on x .

[2]
a.

Draw the regression line of y on x on the scatter diagram.

[2]
b.

In order to estimate the amount of oxygen consumed, this regression line is considered to be reliable for a temperature x such that a x b .

Write down the value of a and of b .

[2]
c.

Markscheme

* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.

y = 15.5 x 80     (A1)(A1)  (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for 15.5 x ; (A1) for −80. Award at most (A1)(A0) if answer is not an equation. Award (A0)(A1)(ft) for y = 80 x + 15.5 .

[2 marks]

 

a.

  (A1)(A1)  (C2)

Note: Award (A1) for a straight line using a ruler passing through (20, 230); (A1) for correct y -intercept. If a ruler has not been used, award at most (A0)(A1).

[2 marks] 

b.

a = 10   AND  b = 30    (A1)(A1)  (C2)

Note: Accept [10, 30] or 10 ≤ x ≤ 30.

[2 marks] 

c.

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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