Interpretation of Data - ACT Science

What is a negative correlation?

What does “direct relationship” mean?

What does “inverse relationship” mean?

What is a dependent variable?

What is an independent variable?

On a graph what does the x-axis usually represent?

On a graph what does the y-axis usually represent?

What does a steep slope on a graph indicate?

What does a flat horizontal line on a graph show?

What does it mean when data “fluctuates”?

What does it mean to “interpolate” data?

What does it mean to “extrapolate” data?

What does the “trend” of a graph describe?

What is an outlier?

What does “rate of change” mean?

If the slope of a graph is zero what does that indicate?

What does a negative slope indicate?

What does a positive slope indicate?

What does “linear relationship” mean?