Scatter Plot Worksheets

What is the correlation?

• Negative correlation

• No correlation

• Positive correlation

• All of the above

What is the correlation between length of running start and distance of jump?

• positive:  the further you run the further you jump

• negative: the less you run the less distance of your jump

• positive: the further your running start the less your distance

Tags

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What type of correlation does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

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 140 pages. 

• 12 chapters

• 19 chapters

• 14 chapters

• 21 chapters

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

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

In this image, how would you describe the point that does not fit the pattern of the other dots?

• The point is a linear model.

• The point is an outlier.

• The point is the range.

• The point is the median.

The scatterplot below suggests which of the following types of data relationship?

• Weak, negative

• weak, positive

• strong, negative

• strong, positive

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Weak Positive

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B