Variables
Scatterplots
Correlation
Causation
100
Can also be called a predictor variable?
Explanatory Variable
100
What axis is the explanatory variable displayed on?
x-axis
200
What variable measures or records an outcome of a study?
Response Variable
200
What is the shape?
nonlinear
300
If it is a sunny day outside in summer and more kids buy ice cream, what would the response variable would be?
Amount of Ice Creams Purchased
300
Describe the form, direction, and strength in the scatterplot?
Form: linear
Direction: negative
Strength: moderate
400
What are values that fall outside the general pattern of relationship between two variables?
Outliers in the relationship