The number of steps taken by 12 people to walk 100m was recorded. The scatter diagram shows the heights of these people and the number of steps they took.
- (a)What type of correlation is shown in the scatter diagram?[1]
- (b)Draw a line of best fit.[1]
- (c)The height of another person is 175 cm. Use your line of best fit to estimate the number of steps they would take to walk 100m.[1]
This question uses a diagram from the original paper, which isn't shown here. Open the full paper from the past papers archive to see it.
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- [1] Negative
- [1] Ruled line of best fit
- [1] 136 to 140
- FT their straight line of best fit
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