Which would be an example of a positive association?

more hours spent reading the higher the SAT scores

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

To prevent misinterpretation of the data

What is meant by data that "clusters"

Data that all lands in one particular part of graph

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 purpose of a scatter plot?

To better observe the correlation between the variables

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1
Which would be an example of a positive association?
The higher gas prices get, the fewer miles people drive
The more hours spent online, the fewer hours of sleep gotten
more hours spent reading the higher the SAT scores
The lower temperatures get, the more Calories people intake
2
Why is it important to label the axes for a scatter plot?
To prevent misinterpretation of the data
To satisfy your math teacher
It isn't important
To make the scatter plot easier to construct
3
How could data in a scatter plot possibly be wrong?
It could be incorrectly graphed
The data may have been incorrectly collected
The axes might be incorrect
All of the above
4
Does this scatter plot have an outlier?
no
yeah
5
Does this scatter plot show an outlier?
Yes
No
6
Which of the following is probably least likely to have a linear relationship?
Grade and reading level
Weight and cholesterol level
Age and zip code
Shoe size and age
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
Which would be an example of a negative association?
The more hours Amy spends practicing, the higher her GPA
The more hours Tina spends exercising, the lower her weight
The more texts Jeremy sends, the higher his phone bill
None of these
9
Which type of scatter plot would suggest a positive association?
When one variable increases, the other increases
Both variables have a clear and definite correlation
When one variable decreases, the other increases
When one variable increases, the other decreases
10
What is purpose of a scatter plot?
To better observe the correlation between the variables
To verify the linear relationship between the variables
To prove the causal relationship between the variables
All of the above

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