Scatterplots

7A – Scatterplots

Types of variables: https://youtu.be/3yKw2MP7YdM

Constructing a scatterplot manually: https://youtu.be/3kHxwpSjZTI

Scatterplot on the CAS: https://youtu.be/69WYO-CIJ5Q

Questions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8
Response and explanatory variables
• Bivariant data looks at relationships between two variables
• Eg. Hours studied and the mark on a test
Time is takes to travel a certain distance
Amount of sleep older people sleep

The explanatory variable is the valuable that will explain or predict the
responsive variable.

EV is also called the independent variable

DV is also called the dependent variable
Construction of Scatter Plots
Scatter Plots
• Scatter Plots is a way of organising the data from an experiment or
survey.
• The explanatory variable goes on the horizontal axis
• The response variable goes on the vertical axis
 Example
• The time it takes a person to walk 1km and their ages is recorded below:
Person 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Age 4 19 8 20 13 17 10 20 6 11
Time (min) 27 15 22 17 18 17 23 15 25 21

1. Which is the EV and which is the RV?

2. How many people are in the data set?