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Numeracy Intermediate November 2021 Unit 2 Q6

WJECIntermediateCurrent spec7 marksPercentagesScatter Diagrams & Correlation

6. In a science lesson, 13 students calculated an estimate of the area of their skin.
The results are shown on the scatter diagram below.

Scatter diagram: Area of skin (m²) from 1·0 to 2·0 on the vertical axis against Height (m) from 1·50 to 1·80 on the horizontal axis, with 13 plotted points showing an upward trend and one point at the bottom right
(a) Arwyn is the only student who made an error in his calculation.
He is one of the tallest students.
What is Arwyn’s calculated estimate of the area of his skin?
Circle your answer. [1]

1·79 m2     1·94 m2     1·02 m2     1·20 m2     1·04 m2

(b) Which term best describes the correlation between a person’s height and the estimate of the area of their skin?
Circle your answer. [1]

No correlation     Spread     Certain     Positive     Negative

(c) Garth is 5 cm taller than Ella.
The calculated estimate of the area of Ella’s skin is 1·54 m2.
How tall is Garth? [2]

Garth is …………… m tall

(d) Bryn is 1·50 m tall.
Abigail is 18% taller than Bryn.
Find Abigail’s calculated estimate of the area of her skin. [3]

Abigail’s estimate of the area of her skin is …………… m2