Scatter Plots

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Objective

I can identify possible relationships between two variables by looking at a scatter plot.

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Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What does a scatter plot show?

2

In a scatter plot, if the points generally go up and to the right, what kind of relationship does that suggest between the two variables?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe the relationship between the two variables in a scatter plot where as one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase. Describe the relationship between the two variables in a scatter plot where as one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease.

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