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Lesson 11.4: Scatter Plots: Standards: SDP 1.0 and 1.2 Objective: Determine The Correlation of A Scatter Plot

The document discusses scatter plots and correlation. It defines scatter plots as graphs of ordered pairs (x,y) that can show positive correlation, negative correlation, or no correlation. Positive correlation means that as x increases, y also increases. Negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. No correlation means there is no apparent relationship between the variables. Examples are given for each type of correlation.

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Lesson 11.4: Scatter Plots: Standards: SDP 1.0 and 1.2 Objective: Determine The Correlation of A Scatter Plot

The document discusses scatter plots and correlation. It defines scatter plots as graphs of ordered pairs (x,y) that can show positive correlation, negative correlation, or no correlation. Positive correlation means that as x increases, y also increases. Negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other decreases. No correlation means there is no apparent relationship between the variables. Examples are given for each type of correlation.

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Lesson 11.

4: Scatter Plots
Standards: SDP 1.0 and 1.2 Objective: Determine the correlation of a scatter plot

Scatter Plot
A scatter plot is a graph of a collection of ordered pairs (x,y). The graph looks like a bunch of dots, but some of the graphs are a general shape or move in a general direction.

Positive Correlation
If the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates both increase, then it is POSITIVE CORRELATION. This means that both are going up, and they are related.

Positive Correlation
If you look at the age of a child and the childs height, you will find that as the child gets older, the child gets taller. Because both are going up, it is positive correlation.

Age 1 Height 25

2 3 31 34

4 36

5 40

6 41

7 47

8 55

Negative Correlation
If the x-coordinates and the ycoordinates have one increasing and one decreasing, then it is NEGATIVE CORRELATION. This means that 1 is going up and 1 is going down, making a downhill graph. This means the two are related as opposites.

Negative Correlation
If you look at the age of your familys car and its value, you will find as the car gets older, the car is worth less. This is negative correlation.

Age 1 of car Value $30,000

$27,00 $23,50 $18,70 $15,35 0 0 0 0

No Correlation
If there seems to be no pattern, and the points looked scattered, then it is no correlation. This means the two are not related.

No Correlation
If you look at the size shoe a baseball player wears, and their batting average, you will find that the shoe size does not make the player better or worse, then are not related.

Scatterplots Which scatterplots below show a linear trend?

a)

c)

Negative Correlation

e)
Positive Correlation

b)

d)

f)
Constant Correlation

Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) Sales in U.S. 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Objective - To plot data points in the coordinate plane and interpret scatter plots. y
5

Year Sales (in Millions) 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.2

Vehicle Sales (Millions)

4
3

2
1

1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000

Year

Scatterplot - a coordinate graph of data points.


Trend appears linear. Trend is increasing.
Vehicle Sales (Millions)

y
5

4
3

Year SUV Sales


Positive correlation.
Predict the sales in 2001.

2
1

1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000

Year

Plot the data on the graph such that homework time is on the y-axis and TV time is on the x-axis..
Time Spent Time Spent Student Watching TV on Homework

Sam
Jon Lara

30 min.
45 min. 120 min.

180 min.
150 min. 90 min.

Darren
Megan Pia Crystal

240 min.
90 min. 150 min. 180 min.

30 min.
90 min. 90 min. 90 min.

Plot the data on the graph such that homework time is on the y-axis and TV time is on the x-axis.
TV Homework 240 210

30 min. 180 min.


Time on Homework 45 min. 150 min. 120 min. 90 min. 240 min. 30 min. 90 min. 120 min. 150 min. 120 min. 180 min. 90 min.

180 150 120 90 60 30


30 150 210 60 120 180 240 Time Watching TV 90

Describe the relationship between time spent on homework and time spent watching TV.
Trend appears linear.
240 210

Trend is decreasing.
Time on Homework

Time on TV Time on HW

180 150 120 90 60 30


30 150 210 60 120 180 240 Time Watching TV 90

Negative correlation.

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