Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

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

What type of association does this graph show?

• Positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above

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

• Yes

• No

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

• Yes

• No

What is the equation of the line of best fit

• y= -2x + 10

• y= 10x+ 2

• y= 10

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What is the equation of the line of best fit?

• y= 2x

• y=3x+7

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

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

Based on the scatterplot, which of the following conclusions about the relationship between her height and weight is true?

• There is a negative relationship between height and weight

• There is a positive relationship between height and weight

• There is a constant relationship between height and weight

• There is no relationship between height and weight