Bivariate Data
Bivariate Data
Bivariate Data
An environmental group records the numbers of coyotes and foxes in a wildlife reserve after t years, starting on 1 January 1995 .
Let c be the number of coyotes in the reserve after t years. The following table shows the number of coyotes after t years.
The relationship between the variables can be modelled by the regression equation c = at + b.
[3 marks]
1a. Find the value of a and of b.
1b. Use the regression equation to estimate the number of coyotes in the reserve when t = 7. [3 marks]
2000
[3 marks]
1c. Let f be the number of foxes in the reserve after t years. The number of foxes can be modelled by the equation f = 1+99ekt
,
where k is a constant.
The following table shows the average number of hours per day spent watching television by seven mothers and each mothers
youngest child.
2b. Elizabeth watches television for an average of 3.7 hours per day. [3 marks]
Use your regression line to predict the average number of hours of television watched per day by Elizabeths youngest child. Give your
answer correct to one decimal place.
The following table shows the sales, y millions of dollars, of a company, x years after it opened.
The relationship between the variables is modelled by the regression line with equation y = ax + b.
The following table shows the Diploma score x and university entrance mark y for seven IB Diploma students.
The relationship can be modelled by the regression line with equation y = ax + b. [2 marks]
4b.
Write down the value of a and of b.
Rita scored a total of 26 in her IB Diploma. [2 marks]
4c.
Use your regression line to estimate Ritas university entrance mark.
The following table shows the average weights ( y kg) for given heights (x cm) in a population of men.
5a. The relationship between the variables is modelled by the regression equation [2 marks]
y = ax + b.
Write down the value of
a and of
b.
[2 marks]
5b. The relationship between the variables is modelled by the regression equation
y = ax + b.
Hence, estimate the weight of a man whose height is 172 cm.
[2 marks]
5d. State which two of the following describe the correlation between the variables.
strong zero positive
negative no correlation
weak
Amount of fuel (y
3.6 6.5 9.9 13.1 16.2
litres)
[2 marks]
6a. Write down the value of
a and of
b.
[1 mark]
6b. Explain what the gradient
a represents.
6c. Use the model to estimate the amount of fuel the car would use if it is driven [2 marks]
110 km.
There are nine books on a shelf. For each book, x is the number of pages, and y is the selling price in pounds (). Let r
be the correlation coefficient.
7a. Write down the possible minimum and maximum values ofr . [2 marks]
7c. For the data in diagram D , which two of the following expressions describethe correlation between x and y ?
[2 marks]
perfect, zero, linear, strong positive, strong negative, weak positive, weak negative
8d. The factory sells the boxes for $19.99 each. Find the least number of boxes thatthe factory should produce in one [3 marks]
day in order to make a profit.
The price of a used car depends partly on the distance it has travelled. The following table shows the distance and the price for seven
cars on 1 January 2010.
Use the regression equation to estimate the price of Linas car, giving your answer to the nearest 100 dollars. [3 marks]
9b.