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7.01 Bivariate data

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Scatterplots
1

Construct a scatterplot for the sets of data in the following tables:

a
x13579
y37111519
b
x118113121162184
y15711111313441716
2

Construct a scatter plot for the sets of data in the following scenarios:

a

Ten runners in a park record the distance they run and the amount of time they spend running:

Time (min)28113726433741471943
Distance (km)9.33.610.86.613.81211.7156.313.2
b

The following table shows the age (in years) of ten people, and the number of seconds they can hold their breath underwater:

Age (years)31274027482948374132
Time (seconds)97.811.18.415.68.71510.21210.2
3

Yvonne has a high income but does not like her job.

Which dot on the given scatterplot is most likely to represent Yvonne?

4

The height of the tide at a beach is recorded at ten different hours in one day:

Time (hours)13247241561121
Height (m)-0.21-0.050.920.550.84-0.761.010.31-0.68
a

State the dependent and independent variables.

b

Construct a scatter plot for this data.

Relationships between variables
5

For each of the following pairs of variables:

i
Is there a relationship between the two variables. If yes, answer part (ii).
ii
Is the correlation between the two variables positive or negative?
a
Typing speed and dancing ability.
b
Temperature and ice cream sales.
c
Time spent studying and exam grade.
d
Eye colour and IQ.
e
Temperature and soup sales.
f
Rainfall and traffic accidents.
g
Height and weight.
h
Age and hearing ability.
6

According to the scatter plot shown, describe the relationship between someone’s vision and their height.

7

Describe the relationship between the variables in the following scenarios:

a

The price of ten houses is graphed against the house's land area.

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\text{Area} \left(\text{m}^2\right)
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\text{Price} \left(\$'000\right)
b

A cafe records the number of soups sold and the daily maximum temperature.

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\text{Temperature} \left(\degree \text{C}\right)
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\text{Number of soups sold}
c

A company records the height and annual salary of ten employees.

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\text{Height (cm)}
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\text{Salary} \left(\$ '000\right)
8

The scatter plot shows the relationship between air and sea temperature:

a

Describe the relationship between air and sea temperature.

b

Describe the correlation between air and sea temperature.

9

The following scatter plot shows the relationship between sea temperatures and the amount of healthy coral:

a

Describe the correlation between sea temperature the amount of healthy coral.

b

State the dependent variable.

c

State the independent variable.

10

Describe the relationship between the variables in the following tables:

a

Eight students' marks in English and History

Mark in English7781656197578871
Mark in History5165718072628692
b

GDP per capita and infant mortality rate of eight countries

GDP per capita (USD)2100370039003500920033008400
Infant mortality rate8036154213462
c

Height and weight of ten people

Height (cm)194187166184165162174190
Weight (kg)75.2773.4352.3660.9462.6252.4957.5272.20
11

Soccer players measure the distance they can kick a ball at different angles and record the measurements in the table below:

Angle (Degrees)44242569766665261437
Distance (m)59334434264042451545
a

State the independent and dependent variables.

b

Construct a scatter plot using the data from the table.

c

Describe the relationship between angle and distance.

12

The number of accidents on a highway and the amount of rainfall on ten rainy days are recorded in the table below:

Amount of rainfall (mm)1171718172446231
Number of accidents81516151419119179
a

State the independent and dependent variables.

b

Construct a scatter plot using the data from the table.

c

Describe the relationship between rainfall and the number of accidents.

13

The volume at different pressures of a gas are measured and recorded in the table below:

\text{Pressure (kPa)}400500160012001008001100130015001800
\text{Volume} \left(\text{cm}^{3}\right)2.21.60.40.780.90.90.50.70.3
a

State the independent and dependent variables.

b

Construct a scatter plot using the data from the table.

c

Describe the relationship between pressure and volume.

14

A researcher is studying the relationship between the number of passers-by present in a situation and the time taken, in seconds, until a stranger in an emergency receives help from a passer-by. The data is recorded in the table below:

\text{Number of passers-by (n)}123456
\text{Time until help is offered (t)}81926375165
a

Construct a scatterplot using the data from the table.

b

As more passers-by are present what happens to the time taken until help is offered?

c

Describe the correlation between the number of passers-by and the time until assistance is offered.

d

Does the scatterplot contain any outliers?

15

Scientists conducted a study where each person was asked to read a paragraph and then recount as much information as they can remember. They found that the longer the paragraph, the less information each person could retain.

If the length of the paragraph were plotted (on the horizontal axis) against the amount of information retained (on the vertical axis), would the correlation be negative or positive?

16

Consider the table of values that show four excerpts from a database comparing the income per capita of a country and the child mortality rate of the country.

If a scatterplot was created from the entire database, would you expect the relationship to be a strongly positive, strongly negative or have no relationship?

Income per capitaChild mortality rate
146567
11\,42816
262135
32\,4689
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Outcomes

MS2-12-2

analyses representations of data in order to make inferences, predictions and draw conclusions

MS2-12-7

solves problems requiring statistical processes, including the use of the normal distribution and the correlation of bivariate data

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