Organizing Data for Scatter Plots

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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 pages would be in a book with 6 chapters. 

• ≅100 pages

• ≅170 pages

• ≅60 pages

• ≅20 pages

What type of correlation 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

Based on the scatterplot, which of the following conclusions about the relationship between her height and weight is true?

• There is a negative relationship between height and weight

• There is a positive relationship between height and weight

• There is a constant relationship between height and weight

• There is no relationship between height and weight

As x increases, y increases

• correlation coefficient

• causation

• positive correlation

• negative correlation

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

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 

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car