Best Fit and Correlation Coefficient in Context

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

About how many male math teachers were there in 2006?

• 15
• 30
• 35
• 45

What type of correlation does this scatter plot show?

• positive 
• negative
• no correlation
• nonlinear association

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 pages would be in a book with 19 chapters. 

• 150 pages
• 170 pages
• 190 pages
• 210 pages

What kind of trend is shown from this scatterplot?

• positive correlation
• negative correlation
• none
• cannot be determind

What is the line of best fit?

• f(x)= 5x+1.82
• cannot be determined
• f(x)= 1.82x + 5.02
• f(x)= 1.1x + 4.2

What is the type of correlation?

• Negative 
• no correlation
• positive 

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 
• negative
• none
• all of the above

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above

What type of association does this graph show?

• Positive
• negative
• none
• all of the above