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Unit 1 Data: Lessons 4, 5, 6

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1. The population in a town in Fiji has recorded a significant decrease in the population
percentage over the last 50 years due to climate change. Both scatter graphs below
show the trend over the years.

a) Which trendline models the date more appropriately? Justify your answer.

b) By using the more appropriate trendline, predict the population percentage in the year
1995 and 2025. Which is the more accurate prediction? Explain your reasoning.

2. Ziyi wants to know if there is a correlation between the length of time children spend on
an ipad and time spent reading recreationally.

a) State the independent and dependent variables

b) Ziyi says that an effective research question would be:

“Is there a relationship between recreational screen time and recreational reading?”
Do you agree? Justify your answer.
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c) State a possible hypothesis

3. Look at the 4 scatter plots below:

a) For each graph, state the strength, type and direction of the scatter plot.

b) What do you think the correlation coefficient r would be for the graphs (give a brief
justification):

i) Height vs. Age

ii) Precipitation vs. Temperature?