Scatterplot Slope and Trend Lines

Describe the strength and direction of the trend

• Weak Negative Trend

• Strong Negative Trend

• Weak Positive Trend

• Strong Positive Trend

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What type of association 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 of the following lines represents the trend line for the scatter plot?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The sloth runs 1 feet in 3 minutes

• The sloth runs 3 feet in 1 minute

• The sloth runs fast

• The sloth runs 6 feet in 1 minute

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What type of association does this scatter plot show?

• positive linear association

• negative linear association

• no association

• nonlinear association

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76

identify the outlier

• 30, 100

• 100, 30

• there is no outlier

Choose the graph with a trend line that best fits the data.

• graph 1

• graph 2

• graph 3

• graph 4

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5