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8M Unit 5 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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scatter plot | a graph of plotted points that show the relationship between two sets of data |
bivariate data | two sets of related data we want to compare |
positive correlation | when the values increase together |
negative correlation | when one value decreases as the other increases |
cluster | when data is "gathered" around a particular value |
outlier | a value that "lies outside" (is much smaller or larger than) most of the other values in a set of data |
linear association | the points on the scatterplot closely resemble a straight line |
nonlinear association | the points on the scatterplot do not resemble a straight line |
no correlation | the values do not seem linked |