Quick Lesson - Scatter Plot Graphs




Cooper
Distance (meters)
Oscar
Distance (meters)
Tory
Distance (meters)
Piper
Distance (meters)
Griz
Distance (meters)
0 Degrees
5
9
8
3
14
15 Degrees
8
5
7
4
13
30 Degrees
11
14
9
4
8
45 Degrees
14
3
9
5
7



Double-click on the graph below to draw in a line of best fit for each person.

State the independent variable for this investigation/graph:

State the dependent variable for this investigation/graph:

Give this graph a good, descriptive title:

Who had a positive correlation between the angle of the gun and the distance the marshmallow was launched?

Who had a negative correlation between the angle of the gun and the distance the marshmallow was launched?

Who had virtually no correlation between the angle of the gun and the distance we launched the marshmallow?

Complete the sentence to show the correlation between the angle of the gun and the distance launched for Cooper:
“For Cooper, the greater the angle of the gun, the ….”