Constructing Scatterplots

Question 1

A cell phone company collected data about students’ texting skills. They collected the texting speed in words per minute according to time in minutes. Identify the data’s independent and dependent variables.

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A cell phone company collected data about students’ texting skills. They collected the texting speed in words per minute according to time in minutes. Identify the data’s independent and dependent var: time; A cell phone company collected data about students’ texting skills. They collected the texting speed in words per minute according to time in minutes. Identify the data’s independent and dependent var: texting speed

Question 2

The y-axis label of the scatterplot is number of words✔ texting speedtime.

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B: ✔ texting speed

Question 3

Question 3

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Identify the dependent variable as either increasing, decreasing, or unchanged as the independent variable increases. It is possible to have no relationship shown on the graph.

Question 4

Use the scatterplot to determine if there is a relationship. If there is a relationship, explain it.

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B: Yes, there is a relationship. As time increases, texting speed decreases.

Question 5

If this data was plotted on a scatterplot, would there be a relationship between the variables? If yes, explain the relationship.

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D: No, there is no clear relationship between age and texting speed.

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