Scatter Plots and Correlation
Students construct scatter plots to visualize relationships between two quantitative variables. They calculate and interpret the correlation coefficient to measure the strength and direction of linear associations.
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Students construct scatter plots to visualize relationships between two quantitative variables. They calculate and interpret the correlation coefficient to measure the strength and direction of linear associations.
Key Questions
- How do we describe the relationship shown in a scatter plot?
- What does the correlation coefficient indicate?
- Why does correlation not imply causation?
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