Inferences and Scatter Plots

What type of correlation or association does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books. Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 180 pages.

• 12 chapters

• 15 chapters

• 18 chapters

• 21 chapters

What type of correlation (association)?
The outside temperature and the amount of layers you wear. 

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

The number of siblings you have and your weight. 

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

As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient
• causation
• positive correlation
• negative correlation

What is a trend line that shows the most accurate relationship between x and y and is is very close to most of the data points?

• linear regression
• no correlation
• trend line
• line of best fit

Which scatter plot shows a positive linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

What is the correlation?

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

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

• A
• B
• C
• D

If a scatterplot has no association then...

• ...it has no ordered pairs
• ...it has ordered pairs that have a negative pattern
• ...its ordered pairs have no predictable pattern
• ...if it makes a lion on a graph (roar!)