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Chapter 6/7 Exam

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Question 7 Paper 2 12 marks

The table below shows the heights and weights of ten

randomly chosen people.

Height 170 183 158 173 172 170 160 168 175 184
(cm)

Weight 69 78 62 73 71 73 66 69 72 75
(kg)

The relationship between height (h ) and weight (w ) can

be modelled by the linear regression equation

w = ah + b.
(a) Find the value of a and of b .

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(b) Find the Pearson’s product–moment correlation

coefficient.

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(c) Describe the relationship between height and

weight.

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(d) Use the regression equation to estimate the weight

of a person who is 165 cm tall.

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(e) Comment on the reliability of this estimate.

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(f) Find a second regression equation in the form of

h = cw + d and use it to estimate the height of a
person whose weight is 90 kg .

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(g) Comment on the reliability of this second estimate.

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