Scatter Plots and

Correlation
 Definitions
• Correlation: a mutual relationship between
two or more variables.

• Positive Correlation: as the value of one

variable increases, so does the other.

• Negative Correlation: as the value of one

variable increases, the other decreases.

• No Correlation: the variables have no

relationship with each other.
 Examples
Negative: Positive:

• As gas prices go • When students

up, people drive spend more
less. time studying
their grades
improve.
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Correlation
 Definitions
• Scatter plot: a type of line graph used to
identify correlations between variables.

• A scatter plot has two axes, showing one

set of data along the x-axis and another
along the y-axis. It combines these
values into single data points.
 Making a Scatter Plot
• To create a scatter plot begin by
collecting data on two separate
variables.
Making a Scatter Plot
• Once you have your data, plot the x
and y values on a graph.
 Question
• Do you think there is a
relationship between the
circumference of
students’ heads and the
size of their necks?

LETS FIND OUT!