Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

What is the type of correlation?

• Negative 
• no association
• positive 

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books.  Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 140 pages. 

• 12 chapters
• 19 chapters
• 14 chapters
• 21 chapters

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

About how many male math teachers were there in 2006?

• 15
• 30
• 35
• 45

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A
• Graph B
• Graph C
• Graph D

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CCSS.8.F.A.3

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 85

• 92

• 70

• 76

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions
• To make the graph look pretty
• To connect the points
• To make it look like you know what you are doing

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Is this line an accurate line estimate of best fit for the data?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which line is the best line of best fit?

• a

• b

• c

• i don't see any lines

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Shown is a residual plot. Would a linear regression model of the data be most appropriate?

• YES
• NO

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

Shown is a residual plot. Would a linear regression model of the data be most appropriate?

• YES
• NO