Scatter Plots Patterns of Association

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot?

• Negative and linear

• Negative and nonlinear

• Positive and linear

• Positive and nonlinear

Which scatter plot appears to be linear

• Scatter Plot A

• Scatter Plot B

Scatter plot are graphs that use points to display​ (a)   data.

• numerical

• bivariate

• association

• categorical

Scatter plots can help determine if one variable has an effect on the other, or if there are overall trends, patterns, or ​ (a)   between the variables.

• associations

• bivariate

• numerical

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

Nine people were surveyed to investigate the patterns of association between the time they spent playing video games and their ages. The data are shown in the scatter plot. Which statements describe the pattern in the scatter plot? Select two answer choices.

• There is an outlier in the data

• There is clustering in the data

• There is a linear association in the data

• There is a positive association in the data

• There is a nonlinear association in the data

The graph shows the average yearly temperature and average yearly rainfall in the United States. Which statement best describes the association between average yearly temperature and average yearly rainfall in the United States?

• The association is negative because lower temperatures tend to have lower rainfalls.

• The association is negative because lower temperatures tend to have higher rainfalls.

• The association is positive because higher temperatures tend to have lower rainfalls.

• The association is positive because higher temperatures tend to have higher rainfalls.

A group of hikers is descending, and the elevation of several of the hikers after a certain number of minutes is shown in the scatter plot.

The graph shows a ____________ association.

This is the scatter plot of height of people and their arm span. Which statement is true?

• It is positively associated. Someone who has more height will have lengthier arm span. 

• It is negatively associated. Someone who has more height will have shorter arm span. 

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?

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76