1. Scatter Diagrams
Thursday, 09 June 2011

2. Example
Ten Students in class 6 sat a mock Mathematics SATS test and three weeks later sat a second SATs test to check on improvement.
The results are shown below.
Represent the information provided on a scatter diagram
Have results improved for these ten students?
Student A B C D E F G H I J
1st Test 15 37 49 54 18 29 71 46 22
2nd Test 33 50 60 21 26 65 48 13 34

3. Plot a scatter diagram to represent this data
Example
The table below shows the number of tills open and the number of customers queuing to be served as a local supermarket over seven observed times during the week.
Plot a scatter diagram to represent this data
Draw a line of best fit on your scatter diagram
Using the scatter diagram Estimate the number of people queuing when there are six tills open.
Explain why we have no figure for 20 tills open
Number of tills open 2 4 8 9 11 15
Number of customers queuing 16 12 7 5 3

4. Correlation
There are essentially two types of correlation two consider when looking at any relationship (pattern) between two variables.
Positive Correlation
Negative correlation
No Correlation
As one variable increases in value so does the other
As one variable decreases in value so does the other
And if it fails to fall in either of the above then...

5. Represent this data on a scatter diagram Draw a line of best fit.
Example
Over the years Mr Cooper recorded the number of mistakes made at the board whilst teaching mathematics
The table below shows the years of experience in teaching mathematics and the number of mistakes made in that school year.
Represent this data on a scatter diagram
Draw a line of best fit.
Using the scatter diagram how many mistakes was Mr Cooper likely to make at the board in his tenth year?
Years of experience 1 3 5 8 12 15 17 20
Number of mistakes 7 4

6. Draw a scatter diagram to represent this data.
Example
In a particular school 12 students sat both a English exam and a History exam. The results are as follows:
Draw a scatter diagram to represent this data.
What relationship is there between the marks obtained in English and the marks obtained in History?
Draw on your scatter diagram a line of best fit
Adam was Absent for his English Test but scored 43% on his History test. What score do you think he would have achieved on the English test?
Student A B C D E F G H I J
English Test 3 18 25 37 40 55 63 70 83 88
History Test 6 15 26 34 54 60 73 79