Reading a Scatter Plot

The scatter plot shows the sizes and annual rents of some office spaces in the downtown area of a city. What would the line of best fit reveal about these data?

• There is a strong positive relationship between the cost of rent and the size of the office space.

• There is a weak positive relationship between the cost of rent and the size of the office space.

• There is a weak negative relationship between the cost of rent and the size of the office space.

• There is a strong negative relationship between the cost of rent and the size of the office space.

Choose which line represents the line of best fit.

• Line A

• Line B

• Line C

• There is no line of best fit for this data.

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

What represents the y axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

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CCSS.HSF.LE.B.5

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 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?  (a)  

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76

What relationship is shown in the scatter plot?

• As the cost goes down, the number sold goes down.

• As the cost goes up, the number sold goes down.

• As the cost goes down, the number sold remains the same.

• There is not relationship between cost and the number sold.

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 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?  (a)  

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76

What is the trend for this scatter plot

• Negative

• Positive

• None

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

In a scatterplot, an outlier...

• ...is something we didn't learn 8th grade

• ...is a puppet with a long nose named Pinocchio

• ...is a point that is far outside the main cluster of points/ordered pairs

• ...is a really naughty point who doesn't tell the truth when outside