Bivariate Data Review

What is the type of association?

• Negative 
• no association
• positive 

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative
• Strong Positive
• Weak Negative
• Weak Positive

What would be the correlation be between study time and test grades?

• positive correlation
• negative correlation
• no correlation
• cannot be determined

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions
• To make the graph look pretty
• To connect the points
• To make it look like you know what you are doing

The equation of the trend line
is  y= 1/2x +1. What does the x variable represent? 
   

• The number of laps
• The amount of time in hours
• The amount of time in minutes
• How long it takes to go 0 laps

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What relationship is shown in the scatter plot?

• As the cost goes down, the number sold goes down.
• As the cost goes up, the number sold goes down.
• As the cost goes down, the number sold remains the same.
• There is not relationship between cost and the number sold.

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A keyboarding instructor at a community college collected data comparing a student's age and their typing speed. The equation for the line of best fit is given as:
y = -1.4x + 117.8
If you are 25 years of age (x), what is your typing speed (y)?

• 153 words per minute
• 83 words per minute
• 63 words per minute
• 102 words per minute

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A baseball coach graphs some data and finds the line of best fit. The equation for the line of best fit is
y = 0.32x - 20.51, where x is the number of times at bat and y is the number of hits.
How many hits should be expected from a player who is at bat 175 times?

• 35 hits
• 49 hits
• 609 hits
• 62 hits

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Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and determined the line of best fit is y = 1.12x + 28.78. What does the slope represent in this situation?

• The puppy weighed 28.78 pounds at age 13.
• For every week that goes by, the puppy gains 1.12 pounds.
• The puppy gains a pound every 1.12 weeks.
• The puppy weighs 1.12 pounds when it was born.

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Joe tracked the height of his Dalmatian puppy from age 13 weeks to 25 weeks. He graphed the data and the line of best fit is y = 1.12x + 28.78. How tall was the puppy when he was 20 weeks old?

• 51.18 centimeters
• 86.1 centimeters
• 28.78 centimeters
• 48.78 centimeters

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