
What does the line of fit in a scatterplot generally show?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the line of fit in a scatterplot generally show?
A closer analysis from each point to the other in the dataset.
That the independent variable is the percentage of US households with access to cell phones.
The overall relationship between the number of years since 2000 and the percentage of US households with access to cell phones.
That there is no association between the number of years since 2000 and the percentage of US households with access to cell phones.
Tags
CCSS.8.SP.A.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What variable is plotted on the y-axis of Scatter Plot A?
Speed (miles per hour)
Sporting goods sales (millions of dollars)
Months since June 2019
Distance traveled (meters)
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.B.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scatter plot shows a variable that measures time in months since a specific year?
Scatter Plot A
Scatter Plot B
Scatter Plot D
Scatter Plot F
Tags
CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on Scatter Plot F, as the years since 2008 increase, how does the number of hours per day change?
It decreases consistently.
It increases consistently.
It shows no change.
It fluctuates without a clear pattern.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relationship between speed (miles per hour) and distance traveled (meters) as shown in Scatter Plot C?
Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
The relationship cannot be determined from the plot.
Tags
CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scatter plot could represent the sales of a product that has been decreasing in popularity over time?
Scatter Plot A
Scatter Plot B
Scatter Plot E
Scatter Plot F
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scatter plot characteristic indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases?
Has a linear association
Has a nonlinear association
Positive Association
Negative Association
Tags
CCSS.8.F.A.3
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