Linear Functions and Scatter Plots

What is the correlation between length of running start and distance of jump?

• positive:  the further you run the further you jump

• negative: the less you run the less distance of your jump

• positive: the further your running start the less your distance

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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. 

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• 14 cm
• 5.6 cm
• 10 cm
• 17.5 cm

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 

• negative

• none

• all of the above

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As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient

• causation

• positive correlation

• negative correlation

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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 pages would be in a book with 19 chapters.

• 150 pages

• 170 pages

• 190 pages

• 210 pages

Which equation best represents the data?

•  y = x + 2

•  y = -x + 2

•  y = x - 2

•  y = -x - 2 

JoBeth draws a scatter plot that shows as the outside temperature increases, sales at her lemonade stand increase. Which best describes the scatter plot?

• The points show that as x-values increase, y-values increase.

• The points show that as x-values increase, y-values decrease.

• The points show that as x-values decrease, y-values stay the same.

• The points show that as x-values decrease, y-values increase.

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Which relationship could be represented by this scatter plot?

• As the number of muffins in a box increases, the price increases.

• As the speed of a car increases, the distance the car travels increases.

• As the population of a city increases, the number of schools in the

  city increases.

• As the number of daylight hours increases, the number of night hours decreases.

What type of correlation does this scatter plot show?

• positive

• negative

• no correlation

• nonlinear association

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