Scatterplot Vocabulary

This flashcard set goes through the vocabulary related to scatter plots in algebra 2.

12 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
What is a set of numbers that give the location of a point on a coordinate plane?

Often denoted (x, y)
Ordered Pair
What is the name of the horizontal axis?
X - axis
What is the name of the vertical axis?
Y - axis
What is the name of a data plot where we use dots to represent two-variable data?
Scatter plot
Question 5
What do we call the space on a coordinate plane where all ordered pairs have a positive x-variable and a positive y-variable?
Quadrant 1
Question 6
What do we call the space on a coordinate plane where all ordered pairs have a positive x-variable and a negative y-variable?
Quadrant 4
What do we call the line that comes close to or touches all points in a scatter plot?
Line of Best Fit
Question 8
What do we call the space on a coordinate plane where all ordered pairs have a negative x-variable and a negative y-variable?
Quadrant 3
What do we call the pattern the data in a scatter plot follows?
Trend
Question 10
What do we call the space on a coordinate plane where all ordered pairs have a negative x-variable and a positive y-variable?
Quadrant 2
What do we call the rate of change of a linear equation?
Slope
What do we call the starting point in a linear equation? Where x = 0?
Y-intercept