Constructing and Interpreting Scatter Plots

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association

• negative association

• no association

• nonlinear association

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

Scatter plots show trends in data.

• True

• False

What represents the y axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

What is a scatter plot?

• A graph that shows the relationship of two data sets.

• A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is.

• A graph that shows information that is connected in some way.

• A graph that shows data changing over time.

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

Describe the correlation between the number of miles a driver logs and the drivers age.

• There is a positive correlation.

• There is a negative correlation.

• There is no correlation.

• There is a parallel correlation

Which scatter plot show a positive relationship?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

As the age of the car increases, its value decreases. Which scatterplot represents this relationship?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D