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3 marksRegional Disparities in Development

CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 1(c)(iv)

Table 1 presents HDI rank and infant mortality rank for seven countries (A to G).

Calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for the indices in Table 1.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Describe the vegetation pattern shown on the map extract.[9 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Using map evidence, suggest three reasons for the described vegetation pattern.[6 marks]
  3. 1(b)Compare the types of economic activities found north of northing 64 with those south of northing 64.[15 marks]
  4. 1(c)(i)State the null hypothesis for analysing the relationship between HDI and infant mortality.[2 marks]
  5. 1(c)(ii)Create a table to calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.[5 marks]
  6. 1(c)(iii)Write the formula for the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.[2 marks]
  7. 1(c)(v)Identify two limitations of using this statistical test in analysing data.[3 marks]

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