Scatter Plot Vocab

What is a scatter plot?

• A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.
• A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is.
• A graph that shows information that is connected in some way.
• A graph that shows data changing over time.

In a scatterplot, an outlier...

• ...is something we didn't learn 8th grade
• ...is a puppet with a long nose named Pinocchio
• ...is a point that is far outside the main cluster of points/ordered pairs
• ...is a really naughty point who doesn't tell the truth when outside

As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient
• causation
• positive correlation
• negative correlation

A scatter plot is a...

• graph with points plotted to show the relationship between two sets of data

• an equation used to graph slope and y-intercept

• letter

The number of siblings you have and your weight. 

• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation
• No correlation
• All of the above

What is the correlation on the scatter plot?

• Negative

• Positive

• None

Is the scatter plot linear or nonlinear?

• Nonlinear

• Linear

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Select all that apply: the graph shows

• A cluster

• An outlier

• Positive correlation

• Nonlinear

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

True or False: Your favorite ice-cream and math class you take show a correlation

• False

• True

As the age of the car increases, its value decreases. Which scatterplot represents this relationship?

• A
• B
• C
• D