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Scatter Plot Guided Notes

Types of Relationship

Complete the following table after reviewing the “Types of Relationship” slide.
Types of Relationship Image Example

Car’s age vs the value of


the car.

No relationship
How to Make a Scatter Plot

Fill in the blank! Complete the following exercise after reviewing the video in the “How to
Make a Scatter Plot” slide.

Definition of a scatter plot: This is used to show a relationship between _____ variables.
Independent is displayed in the ______ - axis
Dependent variable is displayed in the ______- axis

Fill in the diagram with the correct variable on the correct axis. After, circle all the data
points.

Interpreting a Scatter Plot

Fill in the blank! Complete the following exercise after reviewing the video in the
“Interpreting a Scatter Plot” slide.

Most scatter plots are in the ________ quadrant in the XY coordinate plane. This means
that all numbers will be __________.

There are also three main trends that occur in a scatter plot.
1) Positive trend meaning: that data goes _______ from left to right.
2) Negative trend meaning: the data goes _______ from left to right.
3) No trend, meaning: ___________.

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