Making Predictions About Scatterplots

Which sentence describes the relationship shown on this scatter plot?

• As the temperature decreases, the visitors increase.

• As the temperature increases, the number of visitors increases.

• As the visitors increase, the temperature decreases.

• No correlation

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company
• Hours Worked
• Amount Earned in Dollars
• Hours in Car

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What represents the y axis?

• ABC Company
• Hours Worked
• Amount Earned in Dollars
• Hours in Car

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books.  Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 140 pages. 

• 12 chapters
• 19 chapters
• 14 chapters
• 21 chapters

About how many male math teachers were there in 2006?

• 15
• 30
• 35
• 45

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions
• To make the graph look pretty
• To connect the points
• To make it look like you know what you are doing

As the age of the car increases, its value decreases. Which scatterplot represents this relationship?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Based on the graph, if Joe earned $400, how many hours did he work?

• 25 hours
• 35 hours
• 45 hours
• 15 hours

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

Which graph has no association?

• A

• B

• C

• D