Coordinates – How to plot them accurately Page 1

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Coordinates – How to plot them accurately Page 2
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Conclusions from a graph Page 3
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Read this section carefully twice:
Subtitle: Correlation OR Causation.
Graphs show 2 variables or factors, X against Y. Sometimes these factors are
related sometimes they are not. You sometimes get patterns, like when X goes up,
Y also goes up. Or when X goes up Y goes down. In an exam, you wouldn’t just say
X and Y, you would use the axis label like sun levels and ice-scream sales. Patterns
are called correlations, but that doesn’t mean they necessarily link. For example,
let’s say in 2018 January, shark attacks increased and so did energy prices. Do you
think there is a direct action that one caused the other? It is highly improbable as
they are very random factors/variables. Other famous correlations include
smoking levels and lung cancer, can have a direct link (we call this a cause-al
link/causal link – it has the word cause in it). We now know smoking releases
chemicals like tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide which directly damages lung
cells called alveoli.
3 descriptions to describe correlations in the graph
a) Positive correlation (As X goes up, Y goes up)
b) Negative correlation (As X goes up, Y goes down)
c) No correlation (No pattern of coordinates they are scattered)

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Title: X vs Y
Hot Dog Prices vs. Small Soft Drink Price

Answer these questions below about the graph above.

1. What is the X variable?
2. What is the Y variable?
3. What is the coordinate in the bottom left corner? ___, ____
4. Add this coordinate (2.5,2) to the graph.
5. Can you draw a line of best fit through the points (google line of best fit first!)
6. What are the units of both variables?
7. What correlation does the graph have, please tick below:
A. There is a negative linear correlation between the price of hot dogs and soft drinks.
B. The ballpark with the most expensive hot dog has the most expensive soft drink.
C. There is no correlation between price of hot dogs and soft drinks.
D. There is a positive linear correlation between the price of hot dogs and soft drinks.
8. Do you think there is a causation link (do you think one causes the other) between the
two variables above, if so please explain?
9. In your own words, explain to someone else how correlation is different from causation
and use examples to help support your answer.