Interpreting scatter plots

The topic  appears under the Probability and statistics math mission. This exercise practices the ability to read scatterplots.

Types of Problems
There are five types of problems in this exercise:


 * 1) Answer the question about the two scatterplots: This problem provides two scatterplots that may (or may not) have relationships pictured. The student is asked to select the best answer among a set of answer choices.Isp1.png
 * 2) Select the categorization: This problem provides a pair of scatterplots and several possible classifications. The student is asked to select the most appropriate classification in each case.Isp2.png
 * 3) Determine the relationship: This problem provides a single scatterplot and asks the student to determine the relationship that is pictured.Isp3.png
 * 4) Determine the graph that works: This problem describes a contextual situation and asks the student to select which of the four scatterplots describes the situation most closely.Isp4.png
 * 5) Find the outliers: This problem provides a scatterplot and asks the student to determine which of the labeled points could be considered outliers.Isp5.png

Strategies
General knowledge of scatterplots would be advantageous on this exercise, but is not necessarily required.
 * 1) A scatterplot is negative linear if it looks like a negative sloped line.
 * 2) A scatterplot is positive linear if it looks like a positive sloped line.
 * 3) A scatterplot is non-linear if it looks like a different shape (for example exponential, or like a parabola)
 * 4) A scatterplot shows no relationship if it is either random or points are essentially best fit with a straight horizontal (left and right line).