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Transcribed Image Text:Scientists Graph and Analyze the Data
Scientists often analyze data for patterns or trends by constructing
graphs of the data. The type of graph they construct depends upon
the data they collected and what they want to show.
A scatter plot is a graph with points plotted to show a
possible relationship between two sets of data. A scatter plot
has a horizontal xr-axis and a vertical y-axis. The x-axis usually
represents the independent variable in the data table. The y-axis
usually represents the dependent variable.
To show the general relationship between the two variables in
the graph, a "line of best fit" is often used. A line of best fit is a line
that is drawn to "fit," or come close to, most of the data points.
The graphs below show steps used to construct a scatter plot
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6 Identify Which axis of a
graph usually represents the
independent variable?
of the drink sales data at the left.
OVisualize It!
Drink Sales
100
100
80-
80 +
80
60
60
60 +
40
40
20
20
20
0 20 40 GO 80 100
High temperature (° F)
0.
20
40
60 80 100
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40 60 80 100
High temperature (°F)
High temperature (°F)
Step 1 Label the Axes Label
each axis on a graph with the
name of the variable that is
Step 2 Plot the Data Points
Plot the data from the table as
Step 3 Draw a Line of Best Fit
Draw a line that comes close
represented. Each axis can have
data points on the graph.
to most of the data points.
The line shows the pattern
its own range and scale so that
the data can be seen easily. The
range is the difference between
the greatest value and the least
value of a variable. The scale is
the size that is used for each box
or grid mark on the graph.
7 Analyze Do you see a trend in
these data? Explain.
described by the data. It also
shows how the data differ from
the pattern.
Number of drinks sold
Number of drinks sold
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