Scatterplots

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between movie budgets and US gross profits for high budget movies. Use the scatterplot to answer the following questions:

 

1. What is the correlation between movie budgets and gross profits?

  1. Strong positive correlation
  2. Strong negative correlation
  3. Weak negative correlation
  4. No strong correlation

 

2. Which of the following movies would most likely be considered an outlier?

  1. The movie that cost about 250 million to make and grossed about 300 million
  2. The movie that cost about 800 million to make.
  3. The movie that grossed about 620 million.
  4. The movie that grossed about 200 million and was made for about 260 million.

 

3. How much did the two movies that were made for 300 million gross?

  1. 180 million and 310 million.
  2. 250 million and 300 million
  3. 310 million and 450 million.
  4. 550 million and 650 million.

 

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the lowest average airfares to locations (out of Los Angeles International Airport) and distance from Los Angeles.  Use the scatterplot to answer the following questions. 

4. What kind of relationship is there between the airfares and miles from LAX to other cities?

  1. Strong positive correlation
  2. Strong negative correlation
  3. Weak negative correlation
  4. No correlation

5. What is the lowest average airfare from LAX to the city that is about 2025 miles from Los Angeles? 

  1. \$260
  2. \$300
  3. \$380
  4. \$520

 

6. According to the best fit line, how much should the airfare be to a city that is about 2700 miles from Los Angeles?

  1. \$380
  2. \$410
  3. \$480
  4. \$600

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