Association in Data

Which statement is true about the given scatter plot?

• It has positive association because all of the points have positive coordinates

• It has negative association because the practice length is always less than the number of baseballs in the cart.

• It has positive association becouse the points on the graph go towards 50.

• It has negative association because as the practice length increases the number of baseballs decreases.

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

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive 

• negative

• none

• all of the above

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which statement represents the best description about the line of best fit?

• The more books students read, the lower their English grade.

• The more books students read, the higher their English grade.

• The fewer books students read, the higher their English grade. 

• No relationship exists between the number of books students read and their English grades. 

Describe the correlation in the graph shown.

• Strong Negative

• Strong Positive

• Weak Negative

• Weak Positive

What type of association does this scatter plot represent?

• positive linear association

• negative association

• no association

• nonlinear association

What represents the x axis?

• ABC Company

• Hours Worked

• Amount Earned in Dollars

• Hours in Car

A trucking company keeps track of the number of miles each of its drivers logs each week.  Describe the correlation between the number of miles a driver logs and the drivers age.

• There is a positive correlation.

• There is a negative correlation.

• There is no correlation.

• There is a parallel 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