Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Scatter diagrams

Scatter diagrams — practice question

The scatter diagram plots house selling prices against how far they are from the city centre. The vertical axis reads "Price of house (thousands of dollars)" while the horizontal axis reads "Distance from the city centre (km)".
(a)[1]

What kind of correlation is shown in this scatter diagram?

(b)[1]

How near to the city centre can he live?

(c(i))[1]

Draw a line of best fit on the scatter diagram.

(c(ii))[1]

Estimate the price of a house that is 14 km from the city centre.

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