Scatterplots Practice

This scatterplot could show the relationship between which two variables?

• speed of an airplane (x) vs. distance traveled in one hour (y)
• outside air temperature (x) vs. air-conditioning costs (y)
• age of an adult (x) vs. height of an adult (y)
• distance traveled (x) vs. gas remaining in the tank (y)

What does it mean to have a negative correlation?

• One variable is bad

• You get a negative outcome

• Your response variable decreases as your explanatory variable increases

• Your response variable decreases as your explanatory variable decreases

What type of relationship does this graph show?

• Positive
• Negative
• No Relationship
• Constant 

Which scatterplot suggests a linear relationship between x and y?

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What type of association does this scatter plot show?

• positive linear association
• negative linear association
• no association
• nonlinear association

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association
• negative association
• no association
• nonlinear association

how would you describe this association?

• positive linear strong

• positive linear weak

• positive linear moderate

• no association

What can you say about this relationship?​

As age ​ (a)   study time ​ (b)  

• none
• decreases
• increases

Tags

8.11.A

Would you say there is a correlation between the two variables? If so, is it strong or weak?

• No correlation. Weak.

• No correlation. Strong.

• Yes Correlation. Weak.

• Yes Correlation. Strong.

What does a scatter plot look like?

• A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

• A graph that shows information that is connected in some way.

• A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is.

• A graph that shows data changing over time.