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2.2.2 Scatter diagrams and correlation

2.2.2 Scatter diagrams and correlation

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Question 44

For a sample of 40 cars, a student calculates the correlation coefficient between CO2 _2\,2​ emission and CO emission as 0.72. She then discovers that one car's CO2 _2\,2​ emission was entered as 1900 g/km when the correct value is 190 g/km.

a.

Describe how this error would appear on a scatter diagram of the data.

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b.

Explain why the value 0.72 cannot be trusted.

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c.

State what the student should do, and state what she should check before doing it.

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