Scatter plots & trend lines Vocab

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Trend Line

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A line on a scatter plot showing correlation.

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Interpolation

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Estimating a value between two known values

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Extrapolation

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Predicting a value outside the range of known values

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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Line of Best Fit

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A trend line showing the most accurate relationship between two data sets.

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CCSS.8.SP.A.2

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Correlation Coefficient

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A number r from -1 to 1 indicating how closely the equation models the data.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

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Causation

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Change in one quantity causes change in another.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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Positive Correlation

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When y increases as x increases in a relationship between two data sets.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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Negative Correlation

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When y decreases as x increases in a relationship between two data sets.

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No Correlation

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When two sets of data are not related

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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Scatter plot with NEGATIVE correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5