Foundation June 2024 Paper 3 Q12

AQACurrent spec4 marksScatter Diagrams & Correlation

12 Liz records the distance of some runs and the time each run takes.

Distance (km)345.566.5788.5
Time (min)1417222326313842

The scatter graph shows some of the information from the table.

Scatter graph titled Running distances and time taken. Vertical axis Time (min) from 0 to 45; horizontal axis 0 to 9 with a blank label line. Points plotted at (3, 14), (4, 17), (5.5, 22), (6, 23), (6.5, 26) and (7, 31)
(a) Complete the graph by adding the missing label and plotting the two missing points. [2 marks]
(b) Describe the correlation shown in the scatter graph. [2 marks]

Type of correlation \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)
Strength of correlation \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)