Scatter Plots and Trend Lines

the slope is -5/7, what does that mean?

• gain 5 hour of sleep for 7 cups of coffee

• lose 5 hours of sleep for 7 cups of coffee

• lose 7 cups of coffee for 5 hours of sleep

• lose 5 cups of coffee for 7 hours of sleep

• Positive, strong
• Positive, weak
• Negative, strong
• Negative, weak

Which of the following could be a possible line of best fit for the data?

• y = -5/2x + 20

• y = -x + 19

• y = x + 20

• y = 2/3x + 15 

The graph above shows a line of best fit for data collected on the distance bicyclists have remaining in relation to the amount of time they have been riding.  What is the equation of the line of best fit?

• y = -25x + 170

• y = 25x + 170

• y = -(5/8) x + 170

• y = (5/8) x + 170

Looking at the graph, what is the correlation between the x and y variables?

• y increases as x increases

• y is constant

• y decreases as x descreases

• y decreases as x increases

The graph shows a line of best fit for data collected on the amount of income earned by lawn companies in relation to the number of yards mowed.  What is the equation of the line of best fit?

• y = (3/2) x

• y = 30x

• y = 30x + 300

• y = (3/2)x + 300

Mrs. Moises, the school counselor, keeps a candy jar in her office for students.  During one week, she kept count of how many students came to visit her and the number of candies in the jar, as show in the scatter plot.  Based on the trend line, what is the best prediction for the number of candies in the jar when 30 students visit her?

• 90

• 180

• 135

• 150

Looking at the graph showing a line of best fit, what is the correlation shown?

• Length of life is constant

• Length of life increases as amount of sunlight increases

• Length of life increases as amount of sunlight decreases

• Length of life decreases as amount of sunlight increases

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

What type of association does this scatter plot show?

• positive linear association

• negative linear association

• no association

• nonlinear association