Associations in Scatter Plot

Label they type of association:

• Positive

• Negative

• None

Label they type of association:

• Positive

• Negative

• None

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Which scatter plot(s) could be used to show the relationship between a person's age and a person's height?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which scatter plot(s) could be used to show the relationship between a person's age and the number of syllables in a person's first and last name?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which would NOT likely be the variables represented on the scatter plot.

• The number of miles driven and the gallons of gas used.

• The number of students in a school and the number of unused lockers

• the number items ordered at a restaurant and the cost of the bill

• the number of customers in a store and the length of the wait at the register

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

Which scatter plot appears to be linear

• Scatter Plot A

• Scatter Plot B

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

If the points of data are close together, the association is ​ (a)   and if the points of data are widely spread the association is ​ (b)  

• strong

• weak

• linear

• nonlinear

• positive association

• negative association

• no association

Ms. Glenn's class did a survey about the number of chores students did and the amount of allowance that student earned. Bryan thinks the association is negative because they found that as the number of chores decreased, the amount of allowance also decreased. Is Bryan correct?

• Bryan is correct. The variables decreased so the association is negative.

• Bryan is incorrect. The variables have no effect on each other.

• Bryan is correct. The variables move in opposite directions.

• Bryan is incorrect. if the variables move together, then the association is positive.

Which ONE statement that would NOT be a reasonable example of the variables that could be represented by the scatter plot shown in the image.

• number of miles driven & number of gallons used

• number of students enrolled in a school & number of unused lockers at the school

• number of items ordered at a restaurant & cost of the meal

• number of customers in a store & number of minutes spent waiting to pay

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Identify the type of scatter plot shown in the image.

• postive linear

• positive non-linear

• negative linear

• negative non-linear

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3