Scatter Plot Association Worksheet
Explore scatter plots and identify positive, negative, and no association between data sets.
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Scatter Plot Association
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For questions involving scatter plots, identify the type of association shown.
A scatter plot is a graph that shows the relationship between two sets of data. We can describe the association between the data points as positive, negative, or no association.
Positive Association: As one set of data increases, the other set of data also increases.
Negative Association: As one set of data increases, the other set of data decreases.
No Association: There is no clear pattern or relationship between the data sets.
1. What type of association is shown in the scatter plot below?
Positive Association
Negative Association
No Association
Linear Association
2. The number of hours a student studies for a test and their test score would likely show a association.
3. The number of pets a person owns and their shoe size would likely show association.
4. The outside temperature and the number of layers of clothing a person wears would likely show a association.
5. Describe a real-world scenario that would likely display a positive association in a scatter plot.
6. Describe a real-world scenario that would likely display a negative association in a scatter plot.
7. A scatter plot showing no clear pattern between two variables indicates a strong correlation.
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False
8. In a negative association, as the values on the x-axis increase, the values on the y-axis generally decrease.
True
False