Correlations
In your own words, describe a positive correlation
As one variable increases, the other also increases
The line goes up
Increasing
What is another word for x-values?
Inputs
Independent variables
What are our names?
Ms. Lopez and Mr. Cepeda
In your own words, describe a negative correlation
As one variable increases, the other decreases
The line goes down
Decreasing
What is another word for y-values?
Outputs
Dependent variables
What was today's topic?
Scatter plots and trend lines
In your own words, describe "no correlation"
The points are all over the place
There is not clear line/direction
What is the horizontal line called?
x-axis
What animal was the handout about?
Hook-billed kite bird
What is a strong correlation?
All the dots are closer together
You can clearly see a line
What is the vertical line called?
y-axis
What were the three independent variables we studied that affected the migration patterns?
Year, temperature, and rainfall
What is a weak correlation?
The dots are farther apart
There is not a defined line
What should be written on top of your scatterplot/graph?
Title
How would you describe the trendlines that you got on your activity?
They were positive, strong correlations, except for 1.