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Interpreting Scatterplots and Trend Lines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this line an accurate line estimate of best fit for the data?

a)

Yes

b)

No

2.

Is this line an accurate line estimate of best fit for the data?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

What is the equation of the line of best fit?

a)

y= 12x + 6-\frac{1}{2}x\ +\ 6

b)

y= 12x +6\frac{1}{2}x\ +6

c)

y= 6x + 2

d)

y = -2x +6

4.

As x increases, y decreases.

a)

no correlation

b)

negative correlation

c)

correlation coefficient

d)

positive correlation

5.

What type of association does this graph have?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

none

d)

all of the above

6.

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?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

7.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

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 220 pages.

a)

22 chapters

b)

20 chapters

c)

18 chapters

d)

26 chapters

9.

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

10.

What does the x variable represent?

a)

The number of laps

b)

The amount of time in hours

c)

The amount of time in minutes

d)

How long it takes to go 0 laps

11.

The scatter plot below shows the number of books read by students in Mrs. Hall’s English class and their final grades. Which best describes the dependent variable, y?

a)

Number of books read

b)

Grades in English

c)

Book Reading and English Grades

d)

120 or 40

12.

Mrs. Collins made a scatterplot to show the relationship between the number of absences and a student’s final exam score. Based on this scatterplot, a student with 6 absences should get approximately what score on the final exam?

a)

65

b)

92

c)

70

d)

76

13.

Based on the graph, if Joe earned $400, how many hours did he work?

a)

25 hours

b)

35 hours

c)

45 hours

d)

15 hours

14.

Which point on the scatter plot represents a hamburger that has 19 grams of fat and 400 Calories? 

a)

Point A 

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

15.

The scatter plot shows climate data for 10 cities on a certain day. Use the scatter plot to identify which of these statements is false. 

a)

The temperature was at least 22 degrees in 4 cities

b)

Two cities got exactly 10 mm of rain

c)

None of the cities got more than 20 mm of rain

d)

None of the statements are false