The video tutorial introduces scatter plots and explains the concepts of positive, negative, and no correlation using examples. It provides real-world scenarios to illustrate these correlations and includes practice problems to help students identify different types of correlations. The tutorial also highlights keywords associated with each correlation type and offers strategies for solving scatter plot problems.

What is a scatter plot?

• A graph with a line connecting all points

• A graph with random dots representing data points

• A pie chart with different sections

• A bar chart with multiple bars

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What type of correlation is shown when the data points trend upwards?

• Inverse correlation

• Positive correlation

• No correlation

• Negative correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Which of the following is an example of a positive correlation?

• As price increases, demand increases

• As age increases, weight increases

• As age increases, weight decreases

• As price increases, demand decreases

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

What type of correlation is shown when the data points trend downwards?

• Positive correlation

• No correlation

• Negative correlation

• Direct correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Which of the following pairs is an example of no correlation?

• Height and weight

• Income and education level

• Hair color and shoe size

• Age and shoe size

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

In a scatter plot, what does it mean if there is no discernible pattern?

• Positive correlation

• No correlation

• Inverse correlation

• Negative correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Which keyword is associated with a positive correlation?

• Downward

• Decrease

• Increase

• No relationship

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What does a negative correlation indicate?

• As one variable increases, the other decreases

• No relationship between variables

• As one variable decreases, the other increases

• As one variable increases, the other increases

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

In the context of scatter plots, what does 'no relationship' mean?

• Inverse correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Positive correlation

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

What is one strategy to solve scatter plot association problems?

• Ignore the data points

• Guess the correlation

• Draw lines to show relationships

• Only look at the first data point

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5