13B QZZ Scatter Plots

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What is a scatter plot?

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A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

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What does an outlier represent in a scatter plot?

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A point that is far outside the main cluster of points/ordered pairs.

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What is the x-axis in a scatter plot?

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The horizontal axis that typically represents the independent variable, such as 'Hours Worked'.

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What is the y-axis in a scatter plot?

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The vertical axis that typically represents the dependent variable, such as 'Amount Earned in Dollars'.

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What does a positive association in a scatter plot indicate?

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As one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

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What does a negative association in a scatter plot indicate?

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As one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

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What is a line of best fit?

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A straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot.

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How can you identify a line of best fit?

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By visually assessing which line minimizes the distance from all points in the scatter plot.

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What does it mean if there is no association in a scatter plot?

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There is no discernible relationship between the two variables.

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What is the purpose of using scatter plots?

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To visually display the relationship between two quantitative variables.