Exploring Scatter Plots and Correlation

What type of data is used in scatter plots?

• Boolean data

• Text data

• Numerical data

• Categorical data

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What does a scatter plot with an upward trend indicate?

• No correlation

• Negative correlation

• Positive correlation

• Random correlation

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If the number of items purchased increases, what happens to the total amount spent according to the scatter plot example?

• It remains the same

• It decreases

• It fluctuates randomly

• It increases

What type of correlation is shown when one variable increases and the other decreases?

• Negative correlation

• Positive correlation

• No correlation

• Inverse correlation

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Which of the following is an example of no correlation?

• Days since watering a plant and soil moisture level

• Number of shoes owned and number of states visited

• Height and weight

• Size of a steak and its cost

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What does a positive correlation indicate?

• The variables fluctuate randomly

• There is no relationship between the variables

• As one variable increases, the other increases

• As one variable increases, the other decreases

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What is the main difference between correlation and causation?

• Correlation does not imply causation

• Causation implies correlation

• Causation does not imply correlation

• Correlation implies causation

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Why is it difficult to prove causation?

• It is easy to prove

• It does not require any testing

• It requires a controlled experiment

• It can be proven with a scatter plot alone

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What is an example of correlation without causation?

• Size of a steak and its cost

• Days since watering a plant and soil moisture level

• Shoe size and reading ability

• Number of inhabitants and amount of trash

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What does the example of shoe size and reading ability illustrate?

• Inverse correlation

• Causation without correlation

• Correlation without causation

• No correlation

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