Name: Algebra

October 7, 2013 Mrs. Segal

Quiz 1: Two Variable Statistics

A class of students was assigned 10 homework assignments during the month of October. At the end of October, they were given a test. 7 students were randomly selected and some information about them appears in the table below. Homework Assignments Test Completed (Number) Score (%) 1 50 3 75 4 72 6 80 7 81 9 90 10 96 1. In the space below, please draw a scatter plot of this data. Make sure to label your axes with the quantities and units, and use a consistent interval when labeling the axes with numbers (TVS.C.1)

2. What type of correlation is there between the number of homework assignments completed and test score for this data set? (TVS.C.2) a. Positive correlation b. Negative correlation c. No correlation 3. Please write a sentence that describes the plotted data using the correlation type you chose. (TVS.P.2)

Name: Algebra

October 7, 2013 Mrs. Segal

Quiz 1: Two Variable Statistics

4. Does the data tell us that the relationship between homework assignments completed and test score is cause-andeffect? Does the data tell us that the reason for a students test score is the number of homework assignments she completed? If so, please explain. If not, please explain and propose a different interpretation of the data that explains the correlation without causation.

5. Consider a scatter plot that represents the relationship between the age of people (16 40) and the number of cell phone calls they make each day. What type of correlation would you expect? (TVS.P.1) Positive correlation Negative correlation No correlation Please explain your answer (Please note, different people may think of this problem differently, so please explain your answer fully).

6. Next to one of the correlations that you did not choose in number 5, write a range of ages of people for which the number of cell phone calls they make in a day might have that correlation with their age. Please explain your choice below.

TVS.C.1 Core Skills TVS.C.2 TVS.P.1 TVS.P.2

Proficiency Indicators Advanced Target

I can graph two quantities on a scatter plot with labeled axes and a consistent interval I can determine the type of correlation that exists between two plotted quantities (positive, negative, or none) I can predict the type of correlation for two (unplotted) quantities and explain my reasoning I can write a sentence which describes the plotted data using the type of correlation I chose

TVS.A.1 I can offer an interpretation of a correlation that does not imply causation