Scatter Plots Vocab

What type of correlation?

The outside temperature and the amount of layers you wear.

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

What type of correlation?

The temperature outside and the amount of ice cream sales.

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which statement represents the best description about the scatterplot?

• The more books students read, the lower their English grade.

• The more books students read, the higher their English grade.

• The fewer books students read, the higher their English grade.

• No relationship exists between the number of books students read and their English grades.

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• Negative

• No Correlation

• Positive

What type of relationship does this scatter plot show?

• Positive

• Negative

• No Relationship

• Nonlinear

Which scatter plot show a positive relationship?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Which statement best represents this relationship?

• There is no relationship between the number of miles driven and the amount of gas remaining in the tank
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank increases.
• As the number of miles driven increases, the amount of gas remaining in the tank decreases.
• A relationship cannot be determined from this scatter plot

Which statement best describes the relationship shown in this scatter plot?

• Students with a bigger shoe size earn a higher math score
• Students with a smaller show size earn a higher math score
• A student's shoe size has no effect on their math score
• A student with a shoe size of 8 will always earn a score of 80%

Which best describes the form of this scatterplot?

• linear
• nonlinear
• scattered

Which scatterplot does NOT suggest a linear relationship between x and y?

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