What is purpose of a scatter plot?

To better observe the correlation between the variables

Which would be an example of a negative association?

The more hours Tina spends exercising, the lower her weight

Which type of scatter plot would suggest a positive association?

When one variable increases, the other increases

What is meant by data that "clusters"

Data that all lands in one particular part of graph

Why is it important to label the axes for a scatter plot?

To prevent misinterpretation of the data

Which of the following is untrue about scatter plots?

If two variables are correlated, it is a linear relationship

Which would be an example of a positive association?

more hours spent reading the higher the SAT scores

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1
What is purpose of a scatter plot?
To better observe the correlation between the variables
To prove the causal relationship between the variables
To verify the linear relationship between the variables
All of the above
2
Which of the following is probably least likely to have a linear relationship?
Weight and cholesterol level
Shoe size and age
Grade and reading level
Age and zip code
3
How could data in a scatter plot possibly be wrong?
The axes might be incorrect
All of the above
It could be incorrectly graphed
The data may have been incorrectly collected
4
Which would be an example of a negative association?
The more hours Amy spends practicing, the higher her GPA
None of these
The more texts Jeremy sends, the higher his phone bill
The more hours Tina spends exercising, the lower her weight
5
What does an outlier indicate?
he correlation between the variables cannot be determined
There is no significant correlation between the variables
There is a significant correlation between the variables
None of the above
6
Which type of scatter plot would suggest a positive association?
When one variable decreases, the other increases
Both variables have a clear and definite correlation
When one variable increases, the other decreases
When one variable increases, the other increases
7
What is meant by data that "clusters"
Data that is widely spread out
Data that follows no real pattern
Data that all lands in one particular part of graph
Data that follows a linear relationship
8
Why is it important to label the axes for a scatter plot?
To make the scatter plot easier to construct
It isn't important
To satisfy your math teacher
To prevent misinterpretation of the data
9
Which of the following is untrue about scatter plots?
Linear things can take the form of positive or negative
Negative associations are lines with negative slopes
If two variables are correlated, it is a linear relationship
10
Which would be an example of a positive association?
The lower temperatures get, the more Calories people intake
The higher gas prices get, the fewer miles people drive
more hours spent reading the higher the SAT scores
The more hours spent online, the fewer hours of sleep gotten

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