Scatter Plots Vocabulary

A data that has two variables. (ice cream sales & temperature) just temperature would be univariate

• bivariate data

• categorical data

• cluster

A data that can be grouped by characteristics Example: hair color; subjects; ice cream flavors

• bivariate data

• categorical data

where most of the data is gathered?

• cluster

• correlation

• categorical data

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5A

relationship between two variables example: positive, negative, & no correlation

• cluster

• correlation

• categorical data

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CCSS.HSS.ID.C.9

having a constant rate of change (slope)

• cluster

• linear association

• line of the best fit

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

A straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot.

• Line of Best Fit:

• linear association

• negative association

Tags

CCSS.8.SP.A.2

the inverse relationship between two variables - one variable increases while the other decreases

• linear association

• negative association

• Line of Best Fit:

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

rate of change is not constant; not a straight line;

• linear association

• nonlinear association

• cluster

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

data that lies “outside” of most of the data; data that is distinctly separate from other data

• nonlinear association

• outlier

• negative association

both variables increase

• positive association

• negative association

• outlier

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5