Linear Associations in Scatter Plots

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot?

• Negative and linear

• Negative and non-linear

• Positive and linear

• Positive and non-linear

Jules conducted a survey and asked 100 people how many years of education they have and what their annual income is. She used the results to make a scatter plot. What type of association should he expect to see in the scatter plot?

• Positive Association

• Negative Association

• No Association

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot?

• Positive Association

• Negative Association

• No Association

Which best describes the association shown in the scatter plot?

• Positive Association

• Negative Association

• No Association

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

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Which scatter plot appears to be more linear?

• Scatter plot A,

• Scatter plot B

What association would you expect between the two variables?

• Positive Association

  As the first variable increases, the second variable increases

• Negative Association

  As the first variable increases, the second variable decreases

• No Association

  The first variable has no effect on the second variable

Which scatter plot could be used to show the relationship between a person's age and the number of syllables in a person's first and last name?

• #3

• #4

• #5

• #6

If a straight line can be drawn to follow the overall trend of a scatter plot, it is _.

• linear

• strong

• weak

• nonlinear

Scatter plots can help determine if one variable has an effect on the other, or if there are overall trends, patterns, or ​ (a)   between the variables.

• associations

• bivariate

• numerical