Question

do you understand? 1. essential question how does a scatter plot show the relationship between paired data?

Explanation:

A scatter plot uses individual data points (each representing a pair of values, one on the x - axis and one on the y - axis) to visually display the relationship between paired data. If the points tend to cluster in a pattern (like a line sloping up or down, or a curve), it shows a positive, negative, or other type of relationship. For example, if as one variable (x) increases, the other (y) generally increases, the points will show an upward - trending pattern, indicating a positive correlation. If x increases and y generally decreases, it's a negative correlation. Randomly scattered points may indicate no strong relationship.

Answer:

A scatter plot shows the relationship between paired data by plotting each pair of data values as a single point (with one value on the x - axis and the corresponding value on the y - axis). The overall pattern of these points (e.g., clustering in a linear/non - linear trend, being randomly scattered) reveals if there is a positive, negative, or no relationship between the two variables.