Plotting Scatterplots Data

What does the x variable represent?

• The number of laps

• The amount of time in hours

• The amount of time in minutes

• How long it takes to go 0 laps

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions

• To make the graph look pretty

• To connect the points

• To make it look like you know what you are doing

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 chapters would be in a book with 220 pages.

• 22 chapters

• 20 chapters

• 18 chapters

• 26 chapters

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which best describes the dependent variable, y?

• Number of books read

• Grades in English

• Book Reading and English Grades

• 120 or 40

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

• 65

• 92

• 70

• 76

Based on the graph, if Joe earned $400, how many hours did he work?

• 25 hours

• 35 hours

• 45 hours

• 15 hours

Which point on the scatter plot represents a hamburger that has 19 grams of fat and 400 Calories? 

• Point A 

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

The scatter plot shows climate data for 10 cities on a certain day. Use the scatter plot to identify which of these statements is false. 

• The temperature was at least 22 degrees in 4 cities

• Two cities got exactly 10 mm of rain

• None of the cities got more than 20 mm of rain

• None of the statements are false

The scatterplot shows the temp, in degrees, outside a house every hour for 10 hours.

Estimate the temp after 13 hours using the equation.

• 57.5

• 55

• 30

• -10

Make a prediction for a resting heart rate after 6 hours of exercise a week.

• 6

• 50

• 55

• 80