The (x,y) points can be approximated by a linear equation.
The (x,y) points are almost linearly related.
Correlation is an estimate of a linear relationship between two variables and takes no account of non-linear relationship. If the relationship is quadratic and the domain is symmetric about some point, the correlation will be zero. It is, thus possible for the points on the scatter plot to lie exactly on a parabola while the calculated correlation is zero. In such a case, it is easy to make a prediction despite no correlation.
There is no such thing as a general pattern. Depending on the variables and the relationship between them, you can have points all over the plot, exactly on a straight line or a curve, or close to such a line or curve.
a scatter graph
A straight line of points going from top left towards bottom right.
The answer depends on what relationship - if any - exists between the points in the table. There need not be any relationship.
A scatter plot
Points slope down as it moves to the right
It is called the line of best fit
A scatter plot.A scatter plot.A scatter plot.A scatter plot.
a graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes, the pattern of the resulting points revealing any correlation present. Scatter plots are similar to line graphs in that they use horizontal and vertical axes to plot data points. However, they have a very specific purpose. Scatter plots show how much one variable is affected by another. The relationship between two variables is called their correlation .
Correlation is an estimate of a linear relationship between two variables and takes no account of non-linear relationship. If the relationship is quadratic and the domain is symmetric about some point, the correlation will be zero. It is, thus possible for the points on the scatter plot to lie exactly on a parabola while the calculated correlation is zero. In such a case, it is easy to make a prediction despite no correlation.
There is no such thing as a general pattern. Depending on the variables and the relationship between them, you can have points all over the plot, exactly on a straight line or a curve, or close to such a line or curve.
A scatter plot will show the data points on a straight line through the origin, whose slope is the constant of proportionality.
It can showwhether or not there is any relationship between two variables,the nature of the relationship - linear, quadratic, inverse, power etc,precision of relationship: the spread or scatter around the curve of best fit,whether the scatter is constant or changes (heteroscedasticity),presence of outliers,clustering (eg heights v/s weight of adults may show one cluster of points for men and another for women. If so, gender is another relevant variable).
a scatter graph
Yes if all points are on the same line of best fit
A straight line of points going from top left towards bottom right.