Predictions from Data

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

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions

• To make the graph look pretty

• To connect the points

• To make it look like you know what you are doing

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

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

Which of the following scenarios is an example of using a scatter plot for making predictions?

• Calculating the exact value of a data point

• Estimating the sales based on advertising spend

• Counting the number of data points above the line of best fit

• Identifying the color of data points

How can you use a line of best fit to make predictions about data?

• By finding the average of all data points

• By drawing it through the highest and lowest points

• By using it to estimate values for one variable given values of the other

• By counting the number of points that touch the line

What is the line of best fit in a scatter plot primarily used for?

• To separate different groups of data

• To predict the value of one variable based on the value of another

• To calculate the exact values of all data points

• To create a boundary around all data points

What is the equation of the line of best fit?

• y = -25x + 170

• y = -5/8x + 170

• y = 25x + 170

• y = 5/8x + 170

What is the capital of France?

• Paris

• London

• Berlin

• Madrid

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3