Name: _______________________________ Date: ___________

Week 24 Homework Period: _________

1. The results of four experiments are shown. Which results appear to show a negative
correlation between the two variables?

2. Which situation would most likely have a negative correlation?

A. the amount of study time and the score on a test
B. the amount of time a heater is on and the temperature of the room
C. the amount of time a candle is burned and the height of the candle

3. What type of correlation most likely occurs between a persons age and the number of hisor
her siblings?
A. positive correlation C. irrational correlation
B. negative correlation D. no correlation

5. Emma bought a new plant. She recorded the growth of her new plant each week for 7
weeks. She created the scatter plot with her data.

Write the linear model (line of best fit)

Based on a linear model (line of best fit), what does the slope
represent?
A. The plant grows about 4 cm a week

B. The plant grows about 10 cm a week

C. The plant was about 5 cm tall when Emma bought it