Scatter plots tell a story about the data — you just need to be able to read it! Building from the previous lesson in the series where learners created scatter plots, they now learn how to find associations in those scatter plots....

Is there a correlation between the number of cats you own and your age? Use a scatter plot to analyze these correlation questions. Learners plot data and look for positive, negative, or no correlation, then create stem-and-leaf plots to...

If it's warm, they will come! Learners find a line of best fit to show a relationship between temperature and beach visitors. Previous lessons in the series showed pupils how to create and find associations in scatter plots. Now,...

Tune in for savings! Scholars investigate pricing schemes for two different online music download sites. After comparing the two, they determine the numbers of songs for which each site would be cheaper.

You may be able to see patterns visually, but mathematics quantifies them. Here learners find correlation in scatterplots and write equations to represent that relationship. They fit a line to the data, find two points on the line, and...

Brush up on your math skills relating to scatter plots then try some practice problems to test your understanding.

This site is a question/response page which focuses on stem-and-leaf representation and how to construct scatter plots. Dr. Math works through an example and gives commentary notes. Site also contains links for more help.

This page is in response to a question that someone emailed Dr. Math. It shows how to make a scatter plot for peoples' height and shoe sizes. The information is somewhat brief, but worth checking out on the subject.

This page from Ask Dr. Math describes the correlation of a scatterplot and gives an example of one with no correlation.

Site explains how the XGobi computer program can be used to plot data in a scatter plot.

Explains the purpose of scatterplots, and demonstrates how to draw them.

Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.

This chapter of an online textbook begins with a description of scatterplots, then focuses on the Pearson Product Moment Correlation.