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Scatter Graphs and Data Correlation

The document provides data on students' math and science test scores, scarf sales and temperature, petrol usage and distance driven, and math and art test scores. It discusses plotting the data on scatter graphs and analyzing the correlation, and using lines of best fit to estimate values.

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Scatter Graphs and Data Correlation

The document provides data on students' math and science test scores, scarf sales and temperature, petrol usage and distance driven, and math and art test scores. It discusses plotting the data on scatter graphs and analyzing the correlation, and using lines of best fit to estimate values.

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Scatter Graphs

Plotting points on a scatter graph

Below are the marks of eight students in their Maths and Science tests. Plot the
points on the scatter graph underneath.

Student A B C D E F G H
Maths mark 56 73 51 62 24 67 94 35
Science mark 62 68 45 68 35 73 88 32
Have a go at these two scatter graphs:
The data below shows the number of scarves sold by a shop in a week and the
temperature that day:
Day of the week M T W T F S S
Sales of scarves 73 56 54 38 7 39 82
Temperature (⁰C) 9 13 15 19 25 12 5

The data below shows the amount of petrol used by a car and the distance driven
on eight different journeys:
Journey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Distance (km) 75 140 237 180 20 93 104 42
Petrol used (l) 7 12.5 25.3 16 3.5 8.9 9.5 4.1
Correlation

What do you think would be the correlation of these sets of data?

1. The sales of ice creams as the temperature rises during the summer.
2. The value of a mobile phone as it gets older.
3. The amount you'll get in a maths test the further you live from school.

Draw the scatter graph and describe the correlation:

Below are listed some test marks for 8 students. Plot them on the scatter graph
and describe the correlation.

Student A B C D E F G H
Maths mark 56 73 51 62 24 67 94 35
Art mark 54 43 47 44 82 31 18 87

The data has ………………………………………………………………… correlation.

“Line of best fit” and estimating results


Estimate, using your graph, how many scarves the shop would sell when the
temperature was 7oC.

Number of scarves: ……………………………………………………

Estimate, using your graph, how many litres of petrol the car would use on a
journey of 160km.

Number of scarves: ……………………………………………………

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