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Scatter diagrams are used to explore patterns between two sets of data. The table shows the results of eight students' maths and science marks in an assessment. Construct a scatter graph that ...

Scientists often use graphs to represent a relationship between two variables. Generally, if there is a correlation between two variables, then they are usually related in some way. In an exam, you ...

Here’s the cure to being duped again. It’s a site called Spurious Correlations by Tyler Vigen–or more accurately, Tyler Vigen’s software. He created code to spot correlations in public data sets and ...

Here for spreading far and wide is a graphical reminder of the important distinction between correlation and causation. Redditor Jasonp55 writes that he was practicing Graph Pad when he produced the ...