Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Scatter diagrams

Scatter diagrams — practice question

Ten students work out the length and width of their rectangular school hall, and the findings are presented in the table.
(a)[1]

Plot the results for students I and J on the scatter diagram.

(b)[1]

What kind of correlation does the scatter diagram indicate?

(c(i))[1]

Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram.

(c(ii))[1]

Use your line of best fit to estimate the width for him.

(d(i))[2]

The teacher states that a ‘good estimator’ must have both estimates within 5 m of the actual measurements. Write down the letters of the students who count as ‘good estimators’.

(d(ii))[1]

Calculate the perimeter of the hall.

(d(iii))[2]

Calculate the length of one diagonal of the hall.

(e)[2]

Find the area of the shaded part.

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