Scatter Plots-Definitions and Terms

The description between the relationship between two data sets is called a(n) ______

• function

• relation

• coordination

• association

Two sets of data have a _______ association when their data values increase together or decrease together

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• no

When data points lie roughly along a line the data set displays a _________ association.

• positive

• negative

• linear

• nonlinear

Two data sets have a ________ association if one set of data values increases while the other decreases.

• neutral

• positive

• none

• negative

A graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data is called a ________________________

• coordinate plane

• dot plot

• y-intercept

• scatter plot

Two sets of data have __________ association when there is not relationship between their data values

• neutral

• no

• sketchy

• positive

A point that does not follow the overall pattern on a graph of the data set is called a(n) ______

• extra point

• outlier

• associate point

• cluster

A ________ is a set of closely grouped data

• bunch

• group

• crowd

• cluster

A ________________ models the behavior of data displayed in a scatter plot.

• teacher

• positive line

• trend line

• straight line

Another name for a trend line is line of ________________

• best fit

• slope direction

• of data

• most points