Scatter Plots and Associations

Hector surveyed 500 people and asked them how far they drive to work and what the last digit of their phone number is. He used the results to make a scatter plot.

What type of association should he expect to see in the scatter plot?

• positive association

• negative association

• no association

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

Label the type of association shown by the scatter plot as positive, negative or none.

• positive

• negative

• none

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Label the type of association shown by the scatter plot as positive, negative or none.

• positive

• negative

• none

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Label the type of association shown by the scatter plot as positive, negative or none.

• positive

• negative

• none

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot below?

• Negative and linear

• Negative and non-linear

• Positive and linear

• Positive and non-linear

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CCSS.8.F.A.3

What type of correlation (association)?
The outside temperature and the amount of layers you wear. 

• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation
• No correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

What type of correlation?
The temperature outside and the amount of ice cream sales. 

• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation
• No correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

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

• positive:  the further you run the further you jump
• negative: the less you run the less distance of your jump
• positive: the further your running start the less your distance

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Which statement best represents this relationship?

• There is no relationship between the number of miles driven and the amount of gas remaining in the tank
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank increases.
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank decreases.
• A relationship cannot be determined from this scatter plot

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Which scatter plot shows a negative relationship?

• Graph A
• Graph B
• Graph C
• Graph D

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5