Scatter Plots

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What represents the x-axis in a scatter plot?

Back

Hours Worked

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

Back

Positive: the further you run, the further you jump.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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What type of association does a scatter plot with a downward trend have?

Back

Negative association.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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If a scatter plot shows Pam's training times, what would be a reasonable approximation for the time it would take her to run 6 miles?

Back

60 minutes.

Front

What does it mean if there is no correlation in a scatter plot?

Back

There is no relationship between the two variables.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Front

What is a scatter plot?

Back

A graph that shows the relationship between two quantitative variables.

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CCSS.8.SP.A.1

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What does a positive correlation indicate in a scatter plot?

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As one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What does a negative correlation indicate in a scatter plot?

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As one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What is the purpose of a scatter plot?

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To visualize the relationship between two variables.

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CCSS.8.SP.A.1

Front

What does it mean if points on a scatter plot are widely spread out?

Back

There is a weak correlation between the variables.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B