Scatterplots, Linear Regression, and Basic Statistics

What type of relationship does this graph have?

• Positive
• Negative
• No Relationship
• Constant 

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What type of relationship does this graph have?

• Positive 
• Negative
• No Relationship
• Constant

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The police department tracked the number of ticket writers and number of tickets issued for the past 8 weeks.  The scatter plot shows the results.  Which statement is true?

• More ticket writers results in fewer tickets issued.
• There were 50 tickets issued every week.
• When there are 10 ticket writers, there will be 800 tickets issued.
• More ticket writers results in more tickets issued.

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Mr. Thomas wanted to know if the amount of class time that he gave students to study affected their test scores.  What kind of relationship between class study time and test scores is shown on the scatter plot.

• No correlation
• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation
• Positive then negative correlation

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The table shows the number of students on a basketball team and the number of free throws each student made during practice.  Which is the best description of this relationship? (Graphing the data on a coordinate grid may help.)

• Positive linear
• No relationship
• Negative linear
• Quadratic

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The following scatter plot shows the weights and lengths of some dinosaurs.  Which statement accurately describes the information?

• The information shows a positive correlation.  The weight of a dinosaur tends to increase according to its length.
• The information shows a negative correlation.  the weight of a dinosaur tends to decrease according to its length.
• The information shows no correlation.  The weight and length vary according to the type of dinosaur.
• The information shows no correlation.  The relationship between the weight and length of a dinosaur is uncertain.

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Which statement is the most accurate interpretation of the data?

• As time went by, the temperature tended to decrease
• As time went by the temperature tended to increase
• There is no relationship between time and temperature.

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If Gold's Gym paid $250 for each TV, how many did they buy?

• 35
• 30
• 45
• 20

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Make a prediction for a resting heart rate after 6 hours of exercise a week.

• 6
• 50
• 55
• 59

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Find the median of the data set
9, 8, 7, 11, 7, 16, 3

• 8
• 7
• 3
• 2

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