Scatterplots - Day 1 - Part 3

Statistical Analysis 9
Winter 2016-17

Now that youve worked with class data, I would like you to try to find data on your own to analyze.
For help finding two variables to explore, I suggest looking at this list of websites.

1. Open TI-Nspire. Choose two variables from your research that you want to compare.

a. In TI-Nspire, make a boxplot for each variable. (Insert > Data & Statistics > Add X
Variable > Right click on whitespace > Boxplot). Take a screenshot, and insert it
below.

b. Make a scatterplot. (Insert > Data & Statistics > Add X Variable > Add Y Variable). Take a
screenshot, and insert it below.

c. What do you notice? (at least 3)

 As the years progressed the tick population did as well
The lyme disease has gone down and i want to know why
The lyme disease population jumped in numbers between 2007 and 2008

d. What do you wonder? (at least 2)

Why did the lyme disease popularity go up and down so quickly

Why was it at such a small number

e. Create a claim from your boxplot and histogram. Write it below.

The population of deer ticks has grown since 2005

f. What is your evidence? Why do you think your claim is true?

If you look at the plots as the years progress the lyme disease frequency progresses

g. Now, in TI-Nspire, go to the window that has your scatterplot. Try to fit a line to your
data! To do this, go to Tools > Analyze > Regression. Choose the one that fits your
data the best (you may need to try several lines before you get one that fits well, or
maybe none of them will fit well). Insert a screenshot of the line that fits best below.
 h. Click on the line you added to your scatterplot. What is the equation for that line?
Write it below.
=0.00748.x+2003.34

i. How well do you think the line fits your data?

Pretty well

j. Now, you can have your computer help you decide how the line fits your data. Insert a
calculator page. Go to Tools > Statistics > Stat Calculations > Two-variable Statistics.
Click ok, then select the two variables you are using for X List and Y List. Click ok.
What is the number that goes with r

r = 0.761234
 k. Use the table to the right to find out what Weak vs Strong and Positive vs
sort of association your variables have. Write Negative Association/Correlation -
your answer below: USING r - VALUE
Strong negative
-1 to -0.7 = strong negative
-0.69 to -0.3 = weak negative
-0.29 to 0.29 = none
0.3 to 0.69 = weak positive
0.7 to 1 = strong positive

The example above has a correlation

coefficient of 0.73, so kneeling height
and height have a strong positive
correlation.

2. (time permitting) - Do #1 again for a different set of variables!

Open TI-Nspire. Choose two variables from your research that you want to compare.

a. In TI-Nspire, make a boxplot for each variable. (Insert > Data & Statistics > Add X
Variable > Right click on whitespace > Boxplot). Take a screenshot, and insert it
below.

b. Make a scatterplot. (Insert > Data & Statistics > Add X Variable > Add Y Variable). Take
a screenshot, and insert it below.

c. What do you notice? (at least 3)

d. What do you wonder? (at least 2)

e. Create a claim from your boxplot and histogram. Write it below.

f. What is your evidence? Why do you think your claim is true?

g. Now, in TI-Nspire, go to the window that has your scatterplot. Try to fit a line to your
data! To do this, go to Tools > Analyze > Regression. Choose the one that fits your
data the best (you may need to try several lines before you get one that fits well, or
maybe none of them will fit well). Insert a screenshot of the line that fits best below.

h. Click on the line you added to your scatterplot. What is the equation for that line?
Write it below.

i. How well do you think the line fits your data?

j. Now, you can have your computer help you decide how the line fits your data. Insert a
calculator page. Go to Tools > Statistics > Stat Calculations > Two-variable Statistics.
Click ok, then select the two variables you are using for X List and Y List. Click ok.
What is the number that goes with r

r=

k. Use the table to the right to find out what Weak vs Strong and Positive vs
sort of association your variables have. Write Negative Association/Correlation -
your answer below: USING r - VALUE

-1 to -0.7 = strong negative

-0.69 to -0.3 = weak negative
-0.29 to 0.29 = none
 0.3 to 0.69 = weak positive
0.7 to 1 = strong positive

The example above has a correlation

coefficient of 0.73, so kneeling height
and height have a strong positive
correlation.