Key learning points

1. Data presented as a paired list can be represented as a scatter graph.
2. Data presented in a table can be represented as a scatter graph.
3. The independent variable is placed on the horizontal axis.

Keywords

• Scatter graph - A visual representation for bivariate data. It can be useful when determining the nature of the relationship between the two variables.

• Independent/Explanatory - An independent (explanatory) variable is a measure that is predicted to have an effect on another variable

• Dependent/Response - A dependent (response) variable is a measure whose value is predicted to be affected by an explanatory variable

• Bivariate data - Bivariate data has two variables, where each data point for one variable has a corresponding data point for the other variable.

Common misconception