Math Problem Statement

Shown below are the scatter plots for four different data sets. Answer the questions that follow. The same response may be the correct answer for more than one question. 1. For which data set does the correlation coefficient r appear to be equal to 1? 2. Which data set indicates the strongest linear relationship between two variables? 3. Which data set has an apparent positive, but not perfect, linear relationship between its two variables?

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Questions Overview:

  1. Correlation Coefficient Equal to ±1: Look for a perfectly linear scatterplot.
  2. Strongest Linear Relationship: Determine which scatterplot has the highest degree of clustering along a straight line.
  3. Apparent Positive but Imperfect Linear Relationship: Look for a scatterplot where the points show a positive trend but aren't perfectly aligned.

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  1. What is a correlation coefficient and how do you interpret it?
  2. What does it mean for a dataset to have an r=1r = 1?
  3. How can outliers affect correlation strength?
  4. What distinguishes positive correlation from negative correlation?
  5. Can non-linear relationships have strong correlations?

Tip: Always review scatterplots for both direction (positive or negative) and strength (tightness of data to the line).

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Correlation
Scatter Plots
Linear Relationships

Formulas

Correlation Coefficient (r)

Theorems

Pearson Correlation Coefficient

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12