NAME:___________________________

Math _____, Period ____________

Mr. Rogove Date:__________

Learning Objective: We will construct and interpret scatterplots (G8M6L4)

Concept Development:
A Scatter Plot is a graph of numerical data on two variables.
Examples:
-- The number of hours you study for a test and the number of text messages you
receive in a week.
--The number of pounds a person weighs and how fast they can run a mile.

60

50
Reading Score

40

30

20

0
0 5 6 7 8 9 10

Shoe Size

Patterns in scatter plots
If you can see the value in one variable tend to vary in a predictable way as the
values of the other variable change, there is a statistical relationship.

Linear Relationship Non Linear Relationship

350
4.5

300 4.0

3.5
250
Age (years)
Weight (kg)

3.0

2.5
200
2.0
150 1.5

1.0
100
0.5

0 0.0
0 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 0 25 50 75 100 125 150
Chest Girth (cm)
Shell Length (mm)


Positive trend in the data Negative trend in the data
5 6

5
4

4
3
y
y

2
2

1
1

0 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
x

x

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
Guided Practice:
Steps for Constructing and Analyzing Scatter Plots
1. Read the data in the table and decide on a scale for the x-axis and y-axis.
2. Graph each point on the coordinate plane.
3. Make conclusions about the data based on visual observations.

The table below consists of data collected on 13 different car models by Toyota in
2013.
Model Weight Fuel

(pounds) Efficiency

(MPG)

Graph the data points for the 1 3,200 23
observations. 2 2,550 28
3 4,050 19
Do you notice a pattern? 4 4,050 20
5 3,750 20
6 3,550 22
7 3,550 19
8 3,500 25
9 4,600 16
10 5,250 12
11 5,600 16
12 4,500 16
13 4,800 15

30

25
Fuel Efficiency (mpg)

20

15

10

0
0 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000
Weight (pounds)

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
Is there a relationship between the price and quality of athletic shoes? The data
below are from the Consumer Reports website. ! =price in dollars and
! =consumer report quality rating.
Shoe Price Quality
(dollars) Rating
1 65 71
2 45 70
3 45 62
4 80 59
5 110 58
6 110 57
7 30 56
8 80 52
9 110 51
10 70 51

y = Quality Rating

0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120

x = Price (dollars)


Do you see a pattern in the scatter plot that would indicate a relationship?


Some people think that the higher priced the shoes are, the better quality they must
be. What would you say to them?

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
Below is a scatterplot that shows data collected on shoe size and scores on a reading
test.

60

50
Reading Score

40

30

20

0
0 5 6 7 8 9 10
Shoe Size



Describe the relationship.




Is it reasonable to conclude that having bigger feet CAUSES higher reading scores?
Can you think of another explanation for why you might see a pattern like this?

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
Below is data on weight (x) and fuel Below is a scatter plot of data on shell
efficiency (y) for 13 cars. length (x) and age (y) for 27 lobsters.

30
4.5

25 4.0

3.5
Fuel Efficiency (mpg)

20

Age (years)
3.0

15 2.5

2.0
10 1.5

1.0
5
0.5

0 0.0
0 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 0 25 50 75 100 125 150

Weight (pounds) Shell Length (mm)

Is there a relationship? Is there a relationship?

If so, does it appear to be linear? If so, does it appear to be linear?

If the relationship appears to be linear, If the relationship appears to be linear, is
is it a positive or negative linear it a positive or negative linear
relationship? relationship?


Below is a scatter plot of data on price Below is a scatter plot from crocodiles on
(x) and quality rating (y) for 14 bike body mass (x) and bite force (y).
helmets.

1800
70
1600
60
1400
Bite force (pounds)

50 1200
Quality Rating

1000
40
800
30
600
20
400

10 200

0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 0 100 200 300 400

Body mass (pounds)
Price (dollars)

Is there a relationship? Is there a relationship?

If so, does it appear to be linear? If so, does it appear to be linear?

If the relationship appears to be linear, If the relationship appears to be linear, is
is it a positive or negative linear it a positive or negative linear
relationship? relationship?

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
The scatter plot below was constructed using data size in square feet (x) and price
in dollars (y).

1,200,000

1,000,000

Price (dollars) 800,000

600,000

400,000

200,000

0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Size (square feet)

Is there a pattern?

Are there noticeable clusters or outliers?



The scatter plot below was constructed using data on length in inches (x) and
weight in pounds (y).

700
650
600
550
500
Weight (pounds)

450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150
Length (inches)

Is there a pattern?

Are there any noticeable clusters of outliers?

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NAME:___________________________ Math _____, Period ____________
Mr. Rogove Date:__________
Independent Practice:
Problem Set from lesson 7


Activating Prior Knowledge:
NO APK

Closure:

Describe the relationships for each of the scatter plots below:

30
6

5
25

20
y

2 y 15

1
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4

x

x

90
6
80

70 5

60
4
50
y

3
40

30
2
20
1
10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0
0 1 2 3 4 5

Teacher Notes:
Module 6 Lesson 6 and 7?

Homework is Khan Academy Interpreting scatter plots and Khan constructing
scatter plots.

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