Association In Scatter Plots Worksheets

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Grade 8CCSS 8.SP.A.1Answer key includedPDF · Print

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Easy: Tight positive or negative patterns

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Read a scatter plot from left to right. If the points tend to rise, the association is positive; if they tend to fall, it is negative; if there's no upward or downward trend, there is no association.

EasyTight positive or negative patterns MediumInclude no association HardLoose, scattered patterns

How to solve it: a worked example

Describe the association shown in each scatter plot.

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Follow the points from left to right
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Common mistakes to watch for

Calling a pattern negative because the points start high on the left.
Deciding from one or two points instead of the overall trend.
Thinking points that don't lie on a line can't have an association.

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