Patterns with Scatter Plots

Liam, Isla, and Evelyn are having a friendly competition to see who can draw the best scatter plot. Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Liam's Graph (Graph A)

• Isla's Graph (Graph B)

• Evelyn's Graph (Graph C)

• None of the above (Graph D)

Mia, Lily, and Scarlett are having a friendly competition to see who can identify outliers in a scatter plot the best. How can they spot these outliers?

• By looking for data points that are huddled up close to the main cluster of points, like penguins in the cold.

• By identifying data points that are playing 'copycat' with the main cluster of points.

• By focusing on data points that are hogging the spotlight in the center of the scatter plot.

• By observing data points that are playing 'hide and seek', significantly distant from the main cluster of points.

Arjun, Abigail, and Luna are having a debate. Arjun says a scatter plot is used to show the distribution of a single variable, Abigail thinks it's to compare the means of two groups, Luna believes it's to display the trend over time. But, who is correct? What is the actual purpose of a scatter plot?

• To show the distribution of a single variable.

• To compare the means of two groups.

• To display the trend over time.

• To display the relationship between two variables.

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

Based on the scatterplot, which of the following conclusions about the relationship between her height and weight is true?

• There is a negative relationship between height and weight

• There is a positive relationship between height and weight

• There is a constant relationship between height and weight

• There is no relationship between height and weight

Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• Negative

• no association

• positive

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 12 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 60

• 92

• 70

• 76