Scatter Plot Practice

Mrs. Moises, the school counselor, keeps a candy jar in her office for students.  During one week, she kept count of how many students came to visit her and the number of candies in the jar, as show in the scatter plot.  Based on the trend line, what is the best prediction for the number of candies in the jar when 30 students visit her?

• 90

• 180

• 135

• 150

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Weak Positive

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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.

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 12 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 60

• 92

• 70

• 76

Based on the graph, if Joe earned $400, how many hours did he work?

• 25 hours

• 35 hours

• 45 hours

• 15 hours

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

Looking at the graph showing a line of best fit, what is the correlation shown?

• Length of life is constant

• Length of life increases as amount of sunlight increases

• Length of life increases as amount of sunlight decreases

• Length of life decreases as amount of sunlight increases

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

The following scatter plot shows Pam's training as she prepares to run a 6 mile race at the end of the month.  Which of the following would be a reasonable approximation for the length of time it would take for her to run 6 miles? 

• 50 min

• 80 min

• 45 min

• 60 min

What is the correlation between length of running start and distance of jump?

• positive:  the further you run the further you jump

• negative: the less you run the less distance of your jump

• positive: the further your running start the less your distance

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Weak Positive

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B