Unit 4 Assessment

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What is the equation of the line of best fit for the data collected on the amount of income earned by lawn companies in relation to the number of yards mowed?

Back

y = 30x

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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What does a correlation coefficient of -0.524 indicate about the relationship between two variables?

Back

There is a moderate negative correlation between the variables.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What type of correlation is expected between Time Spent Watching TV and Grades?

Back

Negative correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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What type of association does a graph showing no relationship indicate?

Back

No relationship

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What does correlation measure in statistics?

Back

Correlation measures how strong or weak the relationship between two quantitative variables is.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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What is a scatter plot?

Back

A scatter plot is a graph that shows the relationship between two quantitative variables.

Front

Define causation in the context of statistics.

Back

Causation indicates that one variable directly affects another.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

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What is a positive correlation?

Back

A positive correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What is a negative correlation?

Back

A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

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What does it mean if there is no correlation between two variables?

Back

It means that there is no predictable relationship between the two variables.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5