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What is a scatter plot?

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A scatter plot is a graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

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What is a line of best fit used for?

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A line of best fit is used to make predictions based on the data.

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Identify the outlier in the following data: 23, 34, 27, 7, 30, 26, 28, 31, 34.

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The outlier is 7.

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What does a strong, negative, linear association between variables indicate?

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It indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease in a linear manner.

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Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

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Graph C shows a linear relationship between x and y.

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What is an outlier?

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An outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations in a dataset.

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How can you identify an outlier in a dataset?

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An outlier can be identified by looking for values that are much lower or higher than the rest of the data.

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What does it mean if there is no association between two variables in a scatter plot?

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It means that changes in one variable do not predict changes in the other variable.

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What is the purpose of fitting a line to a scatter plot?

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The purpose is to summarize the relationship between the variables and make predictions.

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What does a weak, positive, linear association indicate?

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It indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase, but not strongly.