Mathematics 4024 · O Level · Scatter diagrams

Scatter diagrams — practice question

Ten boys took part in a $100\text{ m}$ race and a $200\text{ m}$ race. The table underneath gives their times in seconds.
(a)[2]

Finish the scatter diagram. The first five points have already been plotted for you.

(b)[1]

Which type of correlation does the scatter diagram show?

(c)[1]

Draw the line of best fit.

(d)[1]

A second boy recorded $27.5\text{ s}$ for the $200\text{ m}$ race. Use your graph to estimate how long he would take to run $100\text{ m}$.

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