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Scatterplots Introduction Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the type of association?
a)
Negative 
b)
no association
c)
positive 
2.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above
3.
What type of association does this graph have?
a)
positive 
b)
negative
c)
none
d)
all of the above
4.
Describe the association of the scatter plot
a)
Linear; positive association
b)
Linear; negative association
c)
Non-linear
5.
What is the correlation between length of running start and distance of jump?
a)
positive:  the further you run the further you jump
b)
negative: the less you run the less distance of your jump
c)
positive: the further your running start the less your distance
6.

What type of correlation does this scatterplot display?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Correlation

7.

What type of correlation does this scatterplot display?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Correlation

8.
What type of relationship does this graph show?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
No Relationship
d)
Constant 
9.
What kind of correlation does this scatterplot show?
a)
negative correlation
b)
no correlation
c)
positive correlation
10.
What type of correlation does this scatterplot represent?
a)
negative correlation
b)
no correlation
c)
positive correlation
11.
What type of correlation does this scatterplot represent?
a)
positive correlation
b)
no correlation
c)
negative correlation
12.
What type of correlation does this scatterplot represent?
a)
positive correlation
b)
no correlation
c)
negative correlation
13.
Is there a pattern in the given scatterpoint?
a)
no correlation
b)
positive correlation
c)
negative corre
14.
Mr. Thomas wanted to know if the amount of class time that he gave students to study affected their test scores.  What kind of relationship between class study time and test scores is shown on the scatter plot.
a)
No correlation
b)
Positive correlation
c)
Negative correlation
d)
Positive then negative correlation
15.
A fifth grade class conducted a 5-minute experiment that involved heating time and water temperature.  The results of the experiment are represented in this line graph.  What prediction can be made based on the information gathered?
a)
The water temperature remains the same as the heating time continues.
b)
The water temperature decreases as the heating time continues.
c)
A pattern cannot be determined between these measurements.
d)
The water temperature increases as the heating time continues.
16.
The following scatter plot shows the weights and lengths of some dinosaurs.  Which statement accurately describes the information?
a)
The information shows a positive correlation.  The weight of a dinosaur tends to increase according to its length.
b)
The information shows a negative correlation.  the weight of a dinosaur tends to decrease according to its length.
c)
The information shows no correlation.  The weight and length vary according to the type of dinosaur.
d)
The information shows no correlation.  The relationship between the weight and length of a dinosaur is uncertain.
17.
The scatter plot shows the number of absences in a week for classes of different sizes.  Trevor concluded that there is a positive correlation.  Which statement best describes why Trevor's conclusion was incorrect.
a)
The largest class does not have the most absences.
b)
The smallest class does not have the least number of absences.
c)
The data show no relationship between class size and number of absences.
d)
The data show a negative relationship between class size and number of absences.
18.
Which graph best shows a positive correlation between the number of hours studied and the test scores?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
19.
This scatter plot shows the average traffic volume and average vehicle speed on a certain freeway for 50 days in 1999.  Which statement best describes this relationship.
a)
As traffic volume increases, vehicle speed increases.
b)
As traffic volume increases, vehicle speed decreases.
c)
As traffic volume increases, vehicle speed increases at first, then decreases.
d)
As traffic volume increases, vehicle speed decreases at first, then increases.
20.
Ms. Ochoa recorded the age and shoe size of each student in her physical education class.  This graph shows her data.  Which of the following statements about the graph is true?
a)
The graph shows a positive trend.
b)
The graph shows a negative trend.
c)
The graph shows a constant trend.
d)
The graph shows no trend.