Scatter Plots and Trendlines

As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient

• causation

• positive correlation

• negative correlation

What is a scatter plot?

• A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

• A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is.

• A graph that shows information that is connected in some way.

• A graph that shows data changing over time.

In a scatterplot, an outlier...

• ...is something we didn't learn in 8th grade

• ...is a point on the origin

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

• ...is a group of points that are close together

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

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

You are analyzing a scatter plot that has a negative correlation. What is true of the of the x and y values?

• As x increases, y decreases

• As x increases, y increases

• As x decreases, y decreases

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

In this image, how would you describe the point that does not fit the pattern of the other dots?

• The point is a linear model.

• The point is an outlier.

• The point is the range.

• The point is the median.

The scatterplot below suggests which of the following types of data relationship?

• Weak, negative

• weak, positive

• strong, negative

• strong, positive

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