Investigating Associations Between Two Numerical Variables (VCE SSCE General Mathematics): Flashcards

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Investigating Associations Between Two Numerical Variables
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Scatterplot definition

Graph showing relationship between two numerical variables

Bivariate data meaning

Data with two variables

Explanatory variable (EV) axis

Horizontal axis (xx-axis)

Response variable (RV) axis

Vertical axis (yy-axis)

What each scatterplot point represents

One case or observation

Negative association

One variable increases, the other decreases

Positive association

Both variables increase together

Scatterplot purpose

Display relationship between two numerical variables

Count observations on scatterplot

Count the number of points

Scatterplot axis convention

EV on xx-axis, RV on yy-axis

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