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Unit 2c Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Correlation Coefficient | a number between −1 and +1 calculated so as to represent the linear dependence of two variables or sets of data. |
| Midpoint | the point that lies exactly halfway between two other points on a line segment |
| Parallel | two lines that are always the same distance apart and never intersect |
| Perpendicular | two lines intersect at a 90-degree angle, also known as a right angle |
| Association | any relationship between two variables |
| Correlation | a statistical measure that describes the relationship between two variables, indicating how strongly they tend to change together, either in the same direction (positive) or in opposite directions (negative) |
| Causation | a relationship between two variables where a change in one variable directly causes a change in the other |
| Line of Best Fit | a straight line that depicts the trend of the given scattered data plots on a graph |