Lesson Six AFL – Scattergraphs

What do we use scattergraphs for?

• To show the link between two pieces of data.

• To show changes over time.

• To show percentages.

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What do we mean by 'correlation'?

• Give your scattergraph a title.

• Labelling your scattergraph correctly.

• Looking for a anomalies in the data.

• Looking for a connection between the two pieces of data.

What type of correlation does this scattergraph show?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Yes correlation

What type of correlation does this scattergraph show?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Yes correlation

What type of correlation does this scattergraph show?

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Yes correlation

This scattergraph shows us the number of bird species over time.

Which statement is true?

• The number of bird species increases over time.
• The number of bird species decreases over time.
• The number of bird species remains constant over time.
• The number of bird species is unrelated to time.

This scattergraph shows us the number of bird species over time.

Which statement is false?

• In 1996, there were 90 species of bird.

• In 2000, there were 40 species of bird.

• There were three years with just 10 species of bird.

• The number of bird species remains constant over time.