Scatter Plot Trend Lines and Outliers

How do I determine the y-intercept of the trend line from a graph?

• look where the line crosses the y-axis

• use the slope formula

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

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

• B

• C

• D

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

• A

• B

• C

• There is no line of best fit for this graph because there is no trend.

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 scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

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• 440 turtles

• 40 turtles

• 150 turtles

• 90 turtles

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

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

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