Scatter diagrams and correlation - CCEA GCSE Statistics quiz quiz
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Points on a scatter diagram rise from bottom left to top right. This shows:
Points scattered with no clear pattern show:
A line of best fit should pass through the:
Estimating a value within the range of the data using the line of best fit is called:
Why is extrapolation unreliable?
Strong positive correlation between two variables proves that:
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient can take values:
A Spearman's rank value of indicates:
In Spearman's formula , the letter stands for the:
For and , Spearman's rank correlation coefficient is:
Before using Spearman's formula on raw scores, you must first:
Which statement describes a reliable prediction from a scatter diagram?
Ice cream sales and sunburn cases both rise in summer. The best explanation is:
On a scatter diagram, the explanatory variable is usually plotted on the: