8th Grade Math (Math 8) · Chapter 13 · Lesson 13.1 · Printable PDF

Plotting Paired Data: Explanatory and Response Variables Worksheet with Answer Key

5 problems on plotting paired data: choosing the explanatory and response variable, reading seashell lengths and widths, a lost table of paper airplanes, rubber band launches, and melon diameters and masses. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Name the explanatory and the response variable for each pair, or say why it cannot be plotted:
  2. Read a scatter plot of seashell length and width with its axis labels.
  3. Find values for Jasmine's paper airplanes from a plot of wingspan and distance.
  4. Plot Layla's six rubber band launches of pull-back distance and flight distance.
  5. Check Mateo's choice of axis labels for a plot of melon diameter and mass.

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