Scatter Plot & Correlation Coefficient

The correlation coefficient is a number "r" such that: 

• -1<r<1
• -1>r>1
• -1≤r≤1
• -1≥r≤1

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 
• negative
• none
• all of the above

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

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

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Describe a correlation with a coefficient of r=-0.89

• Strong positive

• Weak positive

• Strong negative

• Weak negative

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Describe a correlation with a coefficient of r=0.3

• Strong positive

• Weak positive

• Strong negative

• Weak negative

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Estimate the correlation coefficient for this scatterplot.

• A) r = -0.9

• B) r = 1

• C) r = 0.9

• D) r = -1

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

Estimate the correlation coefficient

• r = 1

• r = -1

• r ≈ -0.8

• r ≈ 0.8

• r ≈ -0.5

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

A perfect negative correlation has a correlation coefficient of ____. 

• 1
• -1
• 0

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Which scatter plot diagram shows the strongest positive correlation?

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.8

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6