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Identify positive, negative, and no correlation relations

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1. From a scatterplot, we observe that the dependent variable does not change when the independent variable increases. It suggests that the two variables are A. weakly, negatively correlated B strongly, positively correlated C uncorrelated D weakly, positively correlated 2. Suppose (X, Y) take on values {(1,10),( 3,11),( 5,14),( 4,15),( 7,20)} , the correlation coefficient is A. 0.11 B. 0.08 C. 0.75 D. 0.94 3. To describe relationship between two categorical variables we use A. scatter plot B boxplot C crosstabs D none of above

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Scatter plots are used to plot data points on a horizontal and a vertical axis in the attempt to show how much one variable is affected by another. Each row in the data table is represented by a marker whose position depends on its values in the columns set on the X and Y axes.

A third variable can be set to correspond to the color or size of the markers, thus adding yet another dimension to the plot.  

The relationship between two variables is called their correlation. If the markers are close to making a straight line in the scatter plot, the two variables have a high correlation. If the markers are equally distributed in the scatter plot, the correlation is low, or zero. However, even though a correlation may seem to be present, this might not always be the case. Both variables could be related to some third variable, thus explaining their variation, or, pure coincidence might cause an apparent correlation.

Example:

In the scatter plot below, sales is plotted against cost for a number of different products (colored by product), to display a low positive correlation.

In a scatter plot, each ____.

Each product can be shown separately using trellising:

In a scatter plot, each ____.

The scatter plot can also be used together with aggregation (for example, Sum or Average) by using the setting Marker By. In this case, the values for a certain category are bundled together to display a single marker for each category. The aggregated markers can also be sized by the count of items within each category, or by any other column.

Example:

The markers now show the Sum of Sales for each product, as you can see on the axis selector for the Y-axis.

In a scatter plot, each ____.

Multiple scales can also be used on the Y-axis, when you want to compare several markers with significantly different value ranges.

Labels can be used in visualizations to identify and describe markers and the data associated with them.

Example:

In the scatter plot below, labels show which category each of the marked markers belongs to.

In a scatter plot, each ____.

In a scatter plot, you can interact with the labels and move them using drag-and-drop operations. Click on a label to mark the corresponding marker, and mouseover a label to highlight both the label and the marker. If you move a label, it will stay in the new position until you reset the label positions from the right-click menu in the visualization. If you select to show labels for all markers, the labels will be visible for all markers at all times. You can also select to show labels for marked markers only. Labels will then appear every time you mark one or many markers. To add labels and/or change label settings, open the Labels page of the Scatter Plot Properties dialog.

You can change the shapes of the markers to add another dimension to the visualization, or to get a view that better suits your data. For example, you can have the marker shapes correspond to the different values in a column, or display the markers as pie charts. Another option is to use tiled markers. This means that all the markers will have the same size, and be displayed in a grid-like layout as seen in the example below.

Example:

In a scatter plot, each ____.

This example shows the results of an experiment conducted on an assay plate consisting of 96 wells. Each marker in the scatter plot represents a well on the assay plate, and the markers’ colors represent the results of the experiment for each of the wells on the plate. Using this setup to copy the actual layout of the assay plate is a way to enhance the readability of the data. It becomes easy to notice that the well represented by the marker G2 stands out compared to the other wells. Labels are always centered and displayed directly on tiled markers. Therefore, they cannot be moved around as is otherwise possible in a scatter plot.

Note: If you use tiled markers, and the axes’ scales have a large number of values, then the markers may become too small to be seen. The reason for this is that the grid layout makes it necessary for each value on the scales to have a unique position, even if no marker is located at each of these allocated positions. Therefore, with a large number of values on the scale, the markers must become very small to fit in the grid.

All visualizations can be set up to show data limited by one or more markings in other visualizations only (details visualizations). Scatter plots can also be limited by one or more filterings. Another alternative is to set up a scatter plot without any filtering at all. See Limiting What is Shown in Visualizations for more information.

See also:

How to Use the Scatter Plot

Scatter Plot Properties

What does the scatter plot show?

A scatterplot displays the strength, direction, and form of the relationship between two quantitative variables. A correlation coefficient measures the strength of that relationship.

What is a scatter plot quizlet?

scatter plot. a graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data. correlation.

When plotting on a scatter plot the two variables are called?

The measured or dependent variable is customarily plotted along the vertical axis. If no dependent variable exists, either type of variable can be plotted on either axis and a scatter plot will illustrate only the degree of correlation (not causation) between two variables.