Introduction to Scatter Plots

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Types of association in a scatter plot:

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positive, negative, no

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A data point that is far away from other points and doesn't fit the general pattern is...

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an outlier

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When points in the scatter plot appear to form two or more distinct clouds of points, it's called...

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clusters

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When the data shows an upward trend:

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positive correlation

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As the independent variable increases, the dependent variable decreases.

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negative correlation

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When the scatter plot shows an increase in the outputs as the inputs are increasing

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positive correlation

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No correlation or association is when...

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there is no relationship between the data.

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What type of association or correlation does the scatter plot represent?

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negative

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What kind of pattern or trend do you see?

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a slight downward trend

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What pattern do you see in the data? Options: positive correlation, negative correlation, no correlation

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no correlation