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WorksheetsIntroduction to Scatter Plots
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
When looking at a scatter plot, there are three types of association:
a)
linear, nonlinear, no
b)
positive, negative, no
c)
linear, circular, no
d)
up, down, no
2.
A data point that is far away from other points and doesn't fit the general pattern is...
a)
a single point
b)
an outlaw
c)
forgotten data
d)
an outlier
3.
When points in the scatter plot appear to form two or more distinct clouds of points, it's called...
a)
clusters
b)
bunches
c)
groups
d)
cliques
4.
When the data shows an upward trend:
a)
positive correlation
b)
negative correlation
c)
no correlation
5.
As the independent variable increases, the dependent variable decreases
a)
positive correlation
b)
negative correlation
c)
no correlation
6.
When the scatter plot shows an increase in the outputs as the inputs are increasing
a)
positive correlation
b)
negative correlation
c)
no correlation
7.
No correlation or association is when...
a)
there is a nonlinear trend.
b)
the data is not close together.
c)
there is no relationship between the data.
d)
there is a negative linear trend.
8.
What type of association or correlation does the scatter plot represent?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
no
9.
What kind of pattern or trend do you see?
a)
a slight upward trend
b)
a slight downward trend
c)
no pattern visible
10.
What pattern do you see in the data?
a)
positive correlation
b)
negative correlation
c)
no correlation
11.
What can you conclude about the relationship between body mass and bite force of a crocodile?
a)
As bite force decreases, body mass increases.
b)
As body mass increases, bite force decreases.
c)
As body mass increases, bite force increases.
d)
There is no relationship.
12.
What kind of relationship does this scatter plot represent?
a)
positive, linear
b)
negative, linear
c)
negative, nonlinear
d)
no relationship
13.
Describe the relationship represented in the scatter plot.
a)
As shoe size increases, reading score increases.
b)
As shoe size increases, reading score decreases.
c)
As shoe size increases, there is no change in reading score.
d)
This scatter plot doesn't show a relationship,
14.
A scatter plot is...
a)
A linear equation
b)
A graph with dots all over it
c)
A graph of numerical data on two variables
d)
A representation of categorical data
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