Scatter Plots and Regression Word Problems

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

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

• As the age of the car increases, the asking price increases.

• As the age of the car increases, the asking price decreases.

• The age of the car does not affect the asking price.

• The asking price consistently decreased by $10,000 per year.

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

Describe the relationship between the variables.

• There is no relationship between the variables

• As the age increases, the height increases

• As the age increases, the height decreases

• As the height decreases, the age decreases

This scatterplot could show the relationship between which two variables?

• speed of an airplane (x) vs. distance traveled in one hour (y)

• outside air temperature (x) vs. air-conditioning costs (y)

• age of an adult (x) vs. height of an adult (y)

• distance traveled (x) vs. gas remaining in the tank (y)

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which statement represents the best description about the line of best fit?

• The more books students read, the lower their English grade.

• The more books students read, the higher their English grade.

• The fewer books students read, the higher their English grade. 

• No relationship exists between the number of books students read and their English grades. 

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

• A

• B

• C

• D