Scatter Graphs & Correlation
Describe simple mathematical relationships between two variables using scatter graphs, identify positive, negative, or no correlation, and use a line of best fit to make predictions
Teaching approaches
Gakuva’s recommended starting approach is selected. You can still compare every option.
1 approach
If your child plotted a scatter graph — say, comparing hours of revision and test scores — could they draw a line of best fit, describe the pattern, and use it to make a prediction?
Describe simple mathematical relationships between two variables using scatter graphs, identify positive, negative, or no correlation, and use a line of best fit to make predictions
Learning resources
Reviewed external links that reinforce this concept. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
No reviewed resources for this concept yet.
The teaching approach above still stands. Curated practice links — and later lock-ranked options — will appear here as the shelf fills.
Explore the learning path
4 before · 1 after
Before
This concept
Next
Check understanding
- Plot bivariate data on a scatter graph and describe the type of correlation observed
- Draw a line of best fit by eye and use it to estimate a value within the data range
- Explain what positive, negative, and no correlation mean in the context of real data (e.g., temperature vs. ice-cream sales)
“If your child plotted a scatter graph — say, comparing hours of revision and test scores — could they draw a line of best fit, describe the pattern, and use it to make a prediction?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Data & Statistics
- Age range
- Ages 13–14
Standards