Math Question
Hey so I'm in an Algebra 1 math class and we just learned about scatter plots. We were asked to write an equation from a scatter plot with no correlation. If there is no trend line (meaning no slope) could I still write said equation?
Hey so I'm in an Algebra 1 math class and we just learned about scatter plots. We were asked to write an equation from a scatter plot with no correlation. If there is no trend line (meaning no slope) could I still write said equation?
Also adding on, if possible could someone send a link to a video to help explain it to me?
Wow, that's a really good question!
I use graphed data and linear best fit equations to determine correlations in scatter plots all the time, but I can't immediately think of a way to create an equation that has no correlation. So my first suggestion would be: "make absolutely sure that you read the question correctly".
But as I think about it some more, I can think of equations for data that wouldn't give any correlation between X and Y. Try to think about an equation or formula where, is someone told you what the x-coordinate was, you would NOT be able to say for sure where the Y coordinate is. That sort of thing can indeed happen -- see if you can figure out an example.
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