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Spot outliers and clusters in scatter plots

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: 8.SP.A.1 · England: KS3 Statistics, GCSE Foundation Statistics

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  1. Question 1

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 6)(2, 2)(3, 0)(4, 0)(5, 2)(6, 6)(7, 12)(8, 20)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  2. Question 2

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 4)(2, 4)(3, 5)(4, 7)(5, 16)(6, 9)(7, 8)(8, 9)
    • A. (7, 8)
    • B. (5, 16)
    • C. (3, 5)
    • D. (1, 4)

  3. Question 3

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 3)(2, 4)(3, 5)(4, 6)(5, 7)(6, 8)(7, 9)(8, 10)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  4. Question 4

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 5)(2, 5)(3, 7)(4, 9)(5, 20)(6, 15)(7, 15)(8, 17)
    • A. (5, 20)
    • B. (3, 7)
    • C. (7, 15)
    • D. (1, 5)

  5. Question 5

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 9)(2, 4)(3, 1)(4, 0)(5, 1)(6, 4)(7, 9)(8, 16)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  6. Question 6

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 5)(2, 7)(3, 7)(4, 10)(5, 11)(6, 21)(7, 16)(8, 19)
    • A. (8, 19)
    • B. (6, 21)
    • C. (2, 7)
    • D. (4, 10)

  7. Question 7

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 16)(2, 9)(3, 4)(4, 1)(5, 0)(6, 1)(7, 4)(8, 9)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  8. Question 8

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 3)(2, 5)(3, 6)(4, 14)(5, 8)(6, 8)(7, 10)(8, 11)
    • A. (2, 5)
    • B. (8, 11)
    • C. (6, 8)
    • D. (4, 14)

  9. Question 9

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 3)(2, 5)(3, 7)(4, 9)(5, 11)(6, 13)(7, 15)(8, 17)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  10. Question 10

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 4)(2, 7)(3, 17)(4, 10)(5, 13)(6, 14)(7, 17)(8, 18)
    • A. (1, 4)
    • B. (7, 17)
    • C. (3, 17)
    • D. (5, 13)

  11. Question 11

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 1)(2, 2)(3, 3)(4, 4)(5, 5)(6, 6)(7, 7)(8, 8)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  12. Question 12

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 3)(2, 5)(3, 7)(4, 11)(5, 22)(6, 15)(7, 15)(8, 18)
    • A. (1, 3)
    • B. (5, 22)
    • C. (7, 15)
    • D. (3, 7)

  13. Question 13

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 8)(2, 5)(3, 2)(4, 1)(5, 0)(6, 1)(7, 2)(8, 5)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  14. Question 14

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 4)(2, 14)(3, 9)(4, 9)(5, 13)(6, 13)(7, 16)(8, 18)
    • A. (8, 18)
    • B. (6, 13)
    • C. (4, 9)
    • D. (2, 14)

  15. Question 15

    Does this scatter plot show a linear or a nonlinear association?

    xy246824681012141618200(1, 6)(2, 2)(3, 0)(4, 0)(5, 2)(6, 6)(7, 12)(8, 20)
    • A. Linear
    • B. Nonlinear

  16. Question 16

    Which point is an outlier in this scatter plot?

    xy1234567896121824300(1, 3)(2, 5)(3, 4)(4, 15)(5, 7)(6, 9)(7, 10)(8, 9)
    • A. (6, 9)
    • B. (4, 15)
    • C. (2, 5)
    • D. (8, 9)

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  1. Nonlinear
  2. (5, 16)
  3. Linear
  4. (5, 20)
  5. Nonlinear
  6. (6, 21)
  7. Nonlinear
  8. (4, 14)
  9. Linear
  10. (3, 17)
  11. Linear
  12. (5, 22)
  13. Nonlinear
  14. (2, 14)
  15. Nonlinear
  16. (4, 15)