Constructing Scatter Plots *Quiz*

Which statement is correct when a scatterplot is constructed?

A.) The independent variable is the input variable and should be represented by the x-axis.

Elijah created the scatterplot to show the relationship between the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit and the number of visitors to a zoo. Which is true regarding the data in his scatterplot?

A.) as the temperature increases, the number of visitors decreases.

How many points should be plotted when creating a scatterplot from the table of values below?

B.) 6

Which scatterplot is labeled correctly if it is meant to show the relationship between the number of minutes that gym members spend running on a treadmill and the number of calories that they burn?

B.) Calories burned

What is the name of the type of data that a scatterplot is used to analyze?

B.) bivariate data

Dependent variable C depends on both independent variable A and independent variable B. Which statement is correct?

B.) the relationship between independent variable A and dependent variable C, and the relationship between independent variable B and dependent variable C can both be analyzed, but they must be analyzed using separate scatterplots.

Which is the last step when creating and analyzing a scatterplot from a table of values?

C.) Identify if there is a relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

Victoria created the scatterplot below based on the data in the table for the ages and heights of some teachers in her school.She wants to see if a teacher's height depends on his or her age. What did she do wrong when she created the scatterplot?

D.) She mixed up the x- and y-coordinates of the point representing teacher 3.

An online store sold a gift basket at five different prices and recorded the number of gift baskets that were sold at each price. The results are shown in the scatterplot.

D.) There is a relationship between price and gift baskets sold, and the relationship is that as the price increases, the gift baskets sold decreases.

Which describes a correct way to construct a scatterplot?

D.) When analyzing the number of boys who participate in volleyball each year for several years, the number of boys is the dependent variable.