Date | May Example question | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | EXM.1.AHL.TZ0.20 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Calculate | Question number | 20 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
As part of the selection process for an engineering course at a particular university, applicants are given an exam in mathematics. This year the university has produced a new exam and they want to test if it is a valid indicator of future performance, before giving it to applicants. They randomly select 8 students in their first year of the engineering course and give them the exam. They compare the exam scores with their results in the engineering course.
The results of the 8 students are shown in the table.
State the name of this test for validity.
Calculate Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient for this data.
Hence determine, with a reason, if the new exam is a valid indicator of future performance.
Markscheme
criterion-related A1
[1 mark]
A2
[2 marks]
Since the value of is low (closer to 0 than +1), R1
The new exam is not a valid indicator of future performance. A1
[2 marks]