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What is a scatter plot?

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A scatter plot is a graph that shows the relationship between two quantitative variables by displaying data points on a two-dimensional grid.

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CCSS.8.SP.A.1

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How do you interpret a trend line in a scatter plot?

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A trend line indicates the general direction of the data points. It can be used to make predictions about one variable based on the other.

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CCSS.8.SP.A.2

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What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

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The interquartile range is a measure of statistical dispersion, calculated as the difference between the third quartile (Q3) and the first quartile (Q1). It represents the range of the middle 50% of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What does the slope of a linear regression equation represent?

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The slope indicates the rate of change of the dependent variable for each unit change in the independent variable. For example, in the equation y = 1.5x + 12, the slope of 1.5 means that for each additional unit of x, y increases by 1.5.

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Which measure of center is affected by outliers?

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The mean is affected by outliers, as it takes into account all values in the dataset.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

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What is the median?

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The median is the middle value of a dataset when the numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of observations, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the mode?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you find the mean of a dataset?

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To find the mean, add all the values together and then divide by the number of values.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is a linear regression equation?

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A linear regression equation models the relationship between two variables by fitting a linear equation to the observed data.

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What does it mean if a scatter plot shows a negative correlation?

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A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5