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Scatterplot Notes

This document discusses scatterplots and correlation. A scatterplot graphs ordered pairs of data (x, y) to show the relationship between two variables. Correlation refers to how much two variables change together. There can be positive correlation, where both variables increase together, negative correlation where one increases as the other decreases, or no correlation where the variables are independent. The strength of correlation can be strong, weak, linear, or non-linear depending on how tightly the data points cluster in a predictable pattern. Outliers are data points with very different values from the rest of the set.

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Scatterplot Notes

This document discusses scatterplots and correlation. A scatterplot graphs ordered pairs of data (x, y) to show the relationship between two variables. Correlation refers to how much two variables change together. There can be positive correlation, where both variables increase together, negative correlation where one increases as the other decreases, or no correlation where the variables are independent. The strength of correlation can be strong, weak, linear, or non-linear depending on how tightly the data points cluster in a predictable pattern. Outliers are data points with very different values from the rest of the set.

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Scatterplots and Correlation

Notes
Launch: Scatterplots

Scatterplot: a graph of a collection of ordered


pairs (x, y)

- Generally looks like a bunch of dots, but some


have a more general shape or move in a general
direction

Correlation: the extent to which two or more


variables vary (change) together
- also referred to as association or relationship
Correlations

Positive Correlation: the x coordinates and y


coordinates both increase
(positive slope)

ex: Childs age and height

Negative Correlation: one of the x coordinates or y


coordinates increases while the other decreases
(negative slope)

ex: Age of Car and Value ($)


No Correlation: there seems to be no pattern, and
the points look scattered. This means the two
variables are not related.

ex: Height and grade on post test.


Launch: Types of Correlations
Strong Correlation: the data points cluster in a
predictable pattern

Weak Correlation: the data points cluster loosely in a


pattern that is less predictable

Linear Correlation: the data points form a straight line

Non-Linear Correlation: the data points form a curve

Clustering: data values occurring close together

Outlier: a data point with a value that is very different


from the other data points in the set.

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