Scatter Graphs

Curriculum Relevance

England

Key Stage 4

Ma4: Handling Data

• (4a) draw and produce, using paper and ICT, diagrams for continuous data, including scatter graphs
  
• (4i) draw lines of best fit by eye, understanding what these represent
  
• (5b) interpret a wide range of graphs and draw conclusions
  
• (5c) look at data to find patterns and exceptions
  
• (5f) appreciate that correlation is a measure of the strength of the association between two variables; distinguish between positive and negative and zero correlation using line of best fit

Wales

Key Stages 3 and 4

Handling Data

• (1.3) construct appropriate diagrams and graphs - scatter diagrams
  
• (1.6) interpret a wide range of graphs and diagrams; draw inferences based on the shapes of graphs and the relationships between two sets of data, including correlation and lines of best fit

Northern Ireland

Key Stages 3 and 4

Handling Data

Represent, Analyse and Interpret Data

• (a) interpret and display information in a variety of ways, including scatter graphs and line of best fit by inspection

Scotland

Standard Grade

Graphs and Tables

• extracting data from scatter graphs (General Level)
  
• constructing scatter graphs (General Level)
  
• drawing a best-fitting line by eye on a scatter graph - high and low correlation (General Level)