Scatter Plots

Which sentence describes the relationship shown on this scatter plot?

• As the temperature decreases, the visitors increase. 
• As the temperature increases, the number of visitors increases. 
• As the visitors increase, the temperature decreases. 
• No correlation

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.1

CCSS.8.SP.A.2

CCSS.8.F.B.5

What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The sloth runs 1 feet in 3 minutes
• The sloth runs 3 feet in 1 minute
• The sloth runs fast
• The sloth runs 6 feet in 1 minute

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association
• negative linear association
• no association
• nonlinear association

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What type of association (correlation) does this graph have?

• positive 
• negative
• none
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.1

CCSS.8.SP.A.2

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.1

CCSS.8.SP.A.2

Which equation best represents the data?

• A. y= -3/5x + 2

• B y = 5/3x -2D y= 5/3x + 2

• C y = -3/5x - 2

Does the graph show strong, weak, or no correlation?

• Strong, positive correlation

• Weak, negative correlation

• Strong, negative correlation

• No correlation

Look at the table below. Which day was an outlier?

• Day 1

• Day 4

• Day 7

• Day 10

Look at the following scatter plot. Describe the relationship between number of missed classes and scores on exams. What does it tell us? What kind of correlation is this? Are there any outliers? Explain with detail!

Imagine Joey wants to add another data point to the scatter plot below. He has a 3 pound animal and it costs 2 cents to feed it. Does this point fit with the rest? Why or why not? What would you have expected to have been the cost of the food?