Interpreting Slope of Scatter Plots

What does the slope mean in the context of the situation graphed?

• You burn 500 calories every 60 minutes of exercise.

• You eat 500 calories when you eat out 60 times.

• You burn 100 calories every 10 minutes of exercise.

• You should not exercise.

What does the slope mean in the situation shown?

• Mumps is not a disease you want to have.

• We have 400 more cases of mumps every 6 years.

• There are less cases of mumps as time goes on.

• There are 400 fewer cases of mumps every 6 years that pass.

What is the slope of the graph shown?
Use the points (0,0) and (60,500) to determine the slope.

Check both the original AND reduced answer.

Check the two ways you could write the slope for the graph shown.

Use (1995, 800) and (2001, 400) as two good points.

• -400/6

• 400/6

• -200/3

• 200/3

What is the trend for this scatter plot

• Negative

• Positive

• None

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

Check 2 true statements about the slope for this graph.

Use (0, 16) and (120,2) as "good points."

• You lose about 14 reps for every 120 pounds added.
  

• You gain 16 pounds for every 120 minutes of exercise.
  

Choose the correct variable relationship statement for the following graph.

• As the years decrease, the number of newspapers go down.

• The more time that passes, the number of newspapers sold goes down.

• Every year you sell 10 less newspapers.

• As time passes, we sell more newspapers.

Choose the correct variable relationship statement for this graph.

• The higher the elevation, the lower the highest point is.

• As elevation decreases, the highest point increases.

• As elevation increases, the highest point increases.

• There is no relationship among elevation and high points.

The following scatter plot shows the weights and lengths of some dinosaurs.  Which statement accurately describes the information?

• The information shows a positive association.  The weight of a dinosaur tends to increase according to its length.

• The information shows a negative association.  the weight of a dinosaur tends to decrease according to its length.

• The information shows no association.  The weight and length vary according to the type of dinosaur.

• The information shows no association. The relationship between the weight and length of a dinosaur is uncertain.