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AIC, MATHEMATICS LA
Y12 APPLICATIONS MATHS, UNT 3
TASK 1, TEST 1, IN-CLASS RESPONSE (7%), CF
Syllabus Content: 3.1.1 – 3.1.9: Bivariate data analysis: Identifying and describing associations, fitting a linear
model to numerical data, association and causation

Student Name: __________________________________ ID: _______

TIME ALLOWED: 50 minutes under test conditions

MATERIAL REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED FOR THIS PAPER:

TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERVISOR: Question/answer booklet & SCSA Formula Sheet.

TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATE: Standard Items: pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, highlighter, eraser, ruler.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES:

No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not
have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have
any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor before reading any further.

Structure of this paper

Number of Number of
Suggested working
Section questions questions to be Marks available
time (minutes)
available attempted

Calculator Free 2 2 20 19

Calculator Assumed 3 3 30 26

Marks available: / 45
Your Percentage %
Instructions to candidates
• The rules for the conduct of this examination are detailed in the booklet WACE Examinations
Handbook. Sitting this examination implies that you agree to abide by these rules.

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided, using a black / blue pen. Use a pencil only for diagrams.
• Spare answer pages can be used. If you need to use them, indicate in the original answer space where
the answer is continued.
• Use standard mathematical language, writing & diagrams across the task.
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Question 1 (10 marks)

Over a period of one week, a group of children were observed and the total time that they slept
each day recorded. The scatterplot below shows the age in years and months of each child on the
𝑥-axis and their average daily sleep time in hours on the 𝑦-axis.

The equation of the least-squares line is 𝑦̂ = 12.45 − 0.25𝑥.

(a) How many children aged 8 were in the group? (1 mark)

(b) Name the response variable. (1 mark)

(c) Describe the linear association between the variables in terms of direction and strength.
(2 marks)
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(d) Interpret the slope of the least-squares line in the context of this question. (2 marks)

(e) Predict the average daily sleep time of a child who has just had their fifth birthday.
(2 marks)

(f) A paediatrician looked at the data and said, "as children age, it causes them to need less
sleep". Comment on this statement. (2 marks)
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Question 2 (9 marks)

200 people were surveyed at the local council meeting about developing a skate park by the river.
60% of the group were males. 20 females voted No to putting in a skate park. The number of
people voting for the skate park by the river was the same as the number of males involved in
voting.

(a) Complete the two–way table below based on the information given above. (3 marks)

Total
Male Female

Skate Park

No Skate Park

Total

(b) Identify the explanatory variable. (1 mark)

(c) Convert the table to row or column percentages, whichever is appropriate. (2 marks)

Male Female

Skate Park

No Skate Park

(d) Represent the data in part (c) on the proportional column graphs below. (2 marks)

(e) Justify (using graph) above if there is an association between gender and voting preference.
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AIC, MATHEMATICS LA
Y12 APPLICATIONS MATHS, UNT 3
TASK 1, TEST 1, IN-CLASS RESPONSE (7%), CF
Syllabus Content: 3.1.1 – 3.1.9: Bivariate data analysis: Identifying and describing associations, fitting a linear
model to numerical data, association and causation

Student Name: __________________________________ ID: _______

TIME ALLOWED: 50 minutes under test conditions

MATERIAL REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED FOR THIS PAPER:

TO BE PROVIDED BY THE SUPERVISOR: Question/answer booklet & SCSA Formula Sheet.

TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CANDIDATE: Standard Items: pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, highlighter, eraser, ruler, a
ClassPad & a scientific calculator.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES:

No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not
have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have
any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor before reading any further.

Structure of this paper

Number of Number of
Suggested working
Section questions questions to be Marks available
time (minutes)
available attempted

Calculator Free 2 2 20 19

Calculator Assumed 3 3 30 26

Marks available: / 45
Your Percentage %
Instructions to candidates
• The rules for the conduct of this examination are detailed in the booklet WACE Examinations
Handbook. Sitting this examination implies that you agree to abide by these rules.

• Answer the questions in the spaces provided, using a black / blue pen. Use a pencil only for diagrams.
• Spare answer pages can be used. If you need to use them, indicate in the original answer space where
the answer is continued.
• Use standard mathematical language, writing & diagrams across the task.
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Question 3 (11 marks)

Aptitude is the ability to do something. In the local high school, they were looking at starting a new
Mathematics course. The organiser of the course decided to give all potential students an Aptitude
test and a Mathematics test. The data for the twelve students who selected the course is shown in
the table below.

Student Aptitude Test Score % Maths Test Score %

(a) (m)
1 84 88
2 90 88
3 95 93
4 83 87
5 78 68
6 97 94
7 68 87
8 99 95
9 85 88
10 87 82
11 97 97
12 91 90
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(a) Plot the 4 missing data points (shaded in the table above) on the axes below: (3 marks)

(b) (i) Calculate the least squares regression equation, to two decimal places,
for the above data. (1 mark)

(ii) Draw the least squares regression line on the graph above. Clearly show the
two points that have been used to draw your line. (2 marks)

(c) Calculate the correlation coefficient, to two decimal places, for the above data.
(1 mark)

After the outlier is removed the coefficient of determination is 0.47

(e) (i) Determine the percentage of variation in the response variable that cannot
be explained by the variation in the explanatory variable. (1 mark)
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(ii) A student fell ill after the Aptitude Test, so the teacher decided to predict a
possible Maths Test Score. They scored 81% in the Aptitude Test.
Predict the possible Maths Test Score and comment on its reliability. (3 marks)

Question 4 (8 marks)

The Biology class were growing a plant as part of their science observations. The table below
shows some of the data recorded.

Time (t) (days) 5 8 12 C

Height (H) (cm) 9 14 18 21
Predicted Height 10 B 18.4 29.2
Residual A 0.4 −0.4 −8.2

When all of the data was entered on a calculator the least squares regression equation was

(a) Determine the values for A, B and C. (4 marks)

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(b) Explain why predicting a height for a time period of four weeks will not be a reliable prediction.
(1 mark)

(c) Use the least squares regression equation to:

(i) predict the height of the plant after one week and three days. (1 mark)

(ii) determine the average growth each day. (1 mark)

(d) Based on the results, the class concluded that the longer the time the plant was growing the
greater its height would be. Suggest a non-causal reason for plant height based on time.
(1 mark)
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Question 5 (7 marks)
An industrial chemist varied the amount of accelerant (𝒂 grams) used when making an epoxy resin
and recorded the time taken (𝒕 seconds) for the resin to set. The results are shown below.

𝒂 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.5 13.0 14.0
𝒕 24.1 19.2 19.3 21.8 15.7 19.2 14.8 17.7 15.0 12.3

The chemist suspected that a linear association might exist between the variables and calculated
the correlation coefficient 𝑟𝑎𝑡 = −0.81.

(a) After seeing this value of the correlation coefficient, the chemist said to their assistant "it
looks like there is a strong and negative linear association between the variables". Explain
why the chemist may have said this to the assistant. (2 marks)
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The chemist also noted that the least-squares line for the data was 𝒕̂ = 25.78 − 0.896𝒂 and used it
to calculate nine residuals for the linear model as shown below, rounded to one decimal place.

𝑎 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.5 13.0 14.0
Residual 2.3 −1.7 −1.7 2.3 −2.9 1.5 −2.0 2.2 0.9 −0.9

(b) Construct a residual plot for the data on the axes below. w(3 marks)

(c) Does the residual plot support the chemist's suspicions that a linear model fits the data?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

End of test