Vocabulary
Making a Scatter plot
Describing Associations
Finding y
Calculator Skills
Pedagogical Puzzles
100
A graph with points to show the relationship between two sets of data
Scatter plot
100
Determine whether a scatter plot of data for the following would show a positive, a negative, or no association.
Height and test grades
No association
100
Describe this association.
Strong, Positive, Linear
100
Using the scatterplot below, come up with a reasonable estimate for y when x = 5
About 20 or 21.
100
5+5
10
100
How many math and science teachers are there in your high school?
5
200
Data points that are close together.
Cluster
200
Would this scatterplot show a positive or negative association?
Positive Association
200
Describe this association
Weak, Negative, Linear
200
Using the scatterplot below, come up with a reasonable estimate for x when y = 60
Around 19 or 20.
200
(80 / 2)+ 2
42
200
What college did your teacher graduate from?
Arkansas State University
300
A data point that is very different from the rest of the data
outlier
300
On this scatterplot, what is the data point for the x value of 10?
(10,10)
300
Describe the association:
No association, with an outlier
300
Using the scatterplot below, come up with a reasonable estimate for y when x = 13
Somewhere from 40-45
300
54 + 47 - 3
98
300
What year of teaching is this for your teacher?
7
400
A line on a scatter plot that helps show the correlation between data sets more clearly
Normally goes through at least 2 points
line of best fit
400
What is missing from the following scatterplot?
A title, labels on the axes, units
400
Describe the association
Weak, Positive, Linear
400
Using the scatterplot below, come up with a reasonable estimate for y when x = 10
Around 20.
400
((16 x 2) / 4) + 3
11
400
What is your teacher's dogs name OR breed?
Ranger/German Shepherd
500
Blank space on the graph with no data point.
Gap
500
Would this be a positive association or negative
500
Describe the association
Nonlinear
500
Using the scatterplot below, come up with a reasonable estimate for x when y = 10
Around 12.
500
(10 + 9 x 4 - 13) / 3
11
500
What is your teacher's birthday? (Month and day)
December 31st