Intro to Scatter Plots

What is a scatter plot?

• A graph of plotted points that shows the relationship between two sets of data

• A type of pie chart

• A detailed map

• A list of numbers

What does a positive linear relationship in a scatter plot indicate?

• As X increases, Y decreases

• There is no relationship between X and Y

• As X decreases, Y also decreases

• As X increases, Y also increases

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Which of the following shows a negative linear relationship?

• The number of hours you study and your quiz score

• The amount of screen time in a week and your shoe size

• The age of your car and its value

• The temperature outside and the cost of air conditioning

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What does it mean if a scatter plot shows no correlation?

• The points are clustered in one corner of the graph

• The points form a perfect circle

• The points are scattered all over the graph with no pattern

• The points form a straight line

Which data set would likely show a positive linear relationship?

• The amount of screen time in a week and your shoe size

• The color of a car and its speed

• The number of hours you drive and the number of miles you travel

• The number of siblings a person has and their age

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What kind of relationship does the scatter plot between the number of hours studied and quiz score likely show?

• Positive linear relationship

• No correlation

• Negative linear relationship

• Non-linear relationship

Approximately how many viewers watched three seasons of a Netflix series, according to the scatter plot?

• About 32 million

• About 15 million

• About 40 million

• About 25 million

Which scenario describes a negative linear relationship?

• The amount of gas in your boat and the time spent waterskiing

• The number of hours you drive and the number of miles you travel

• The temperature outside and the cost of air conditioning

• The number of hours you study and your quiz score

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What relationship does the amount of screen time in a week and your shoe size have?

• Negative linear relationship

• Positive linear relationship

• No relationship

• Non-linear relationship

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Which of the following is an example of a scatter plot showing a non-linear relationship?

• The age of your car and its value

• The number of siblings a person has and their age

• Parts of a quadratic function

• The number of hours you study and your quiz score

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