Scatter Plot Intro

Describe the association of the scatter plot.

• Linear; positive association

• Linear; negative association

• Non-linear

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association

• negative association

• no association

• nonlinear association

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Which relationship could be represented by this scatter plot?

• As the number of muffins in a box increases, the price increases.

• As the speed of a car increases, the distance the car travels increases.

• As the population of a city increases, the number of schools in the

  city increases.

• As the number of daylight hours increases, the number of night hours decreases.

Which of the following best describes a scatter plot that shows no relationship between the x-values and the y-values?

• As x-values increase, the points are higher on the graph.

• As x-values decrease, the points are higher on the graph.

• The points are scattered around the graph.

• The points form a horizontal line.

Label the type of association shown by the scatter plot as positive, negative or none.

• positive

• negative

• none

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot below?

• Negative and linear

• Negative and non-linear

• Positive and linear

• Positive and non-linear

What is the correlation?

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Positive correlation

• All of the above

What type of association (correlation) does this graph have?

• positive 

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Is the association a positive or negative association?

• Positive

• Negative