Scatter Plots & Associations in Data

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

Jules conducted a survey and asked 100 people how many years of education they have and what their annual income is. She 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

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.6

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

Which scatter plot(s) could be used to show the relationship between a person’s age and a person’s height?

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

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

Which scatter plot appears to be linear?

• Scatter plot A

• Scatter plot B

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CCSS.8.F.A.3

As the age of the car increases, its value decreases. Which scatterplot represents this relationship?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5