This page is designed to be used with the Animals Starter File. Log into code.pyret.org (CPO) to open your saved copy.
As you consider each of the following relationships, first think about what you expect, then make the scatter plot to see if it supports your hunch.
1 How are the pounds an animal weighs related to its age?
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What would you expect?
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What did you learn from your scatter plot?
2 How are the number of weeks it takes for an animal to be adopted related to its number of legs?
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What would you expect?
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What did you learn from your scatter plot?
3 How are the number of legs an animal has related to its age?
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What would you expect?
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What did you learn from your scatter plot?
4 Do any of these relationships appear to be linear (straight-line)?
5 Are there any unusual observations?
These materials were developed partly through support of the National Science Foundation, (awards 1042210, 1535276, 1648684, 1738598, 2031479, and 1501927). 
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