Scatter Plots and Tables

John plotted points on a graph to see if there was a relationship. Then he drew a line of best fit based on the fact that his line went through the most points possible.

Decide whether which statements are False.

• John's line of best fit is correct.

• John's line of best fit should be higher to be closer to all of the points.

• John's line of best fit should be lower so that it will go through more points.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Select the statement that best describes the line.

• The line is the line of best fit.

• The line is NOT a line of best fit because it does not go through the origin.

• The line is NOT a line of best fit because it does not go through the middle of the data set.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

How many laps can a bicycle make around the park in 23 minutes?

• 44 laps

• 12 1/2 laps

• 23 laps

• Positive

• Negative

• None

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 6 chapters. 

• 100 pages

• 170 pages

• 60 pages

• 20 pages

Is this function linear or nonlinear?

• Linear

• Nonlinear

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Which sentence describes the relationship shown on this scatter plot?

• As the temperature decreases, the visitors increase.

• As the temperature increases, the number of visitors increases.

• As the visitors increase, the temperature decreases.

• No correlation

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 

• negative

• none

• all of the above

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B