In this section, you will practice creating a scatterplot, and then using that scatterplot to analyze a relationship that exhibits a negative trend.
Use the ScatterPlot grapher by clicking the image below. The grapher will open in a new tab or window.
City |
Latitude (°N) |
Average July High Temperature (°F) |
Atlanta, Georgia |
33.75 |
89 |
Austin, Texas |
30.25 |
96 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
39.3 |
87 |
Birmingham, Alabama |
33.5 |
91 |
Boston, Massachusetts |
42.6 |
81 |
Buffalo, New York |
43 |
80 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
35.25 |
89 |
Chicago, Illinois |
41.8 |
84 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
39 |
87 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
41.3 |
83 |
Columbus, Ohio |
40 |
85 |
Dallas, Texas |
32.75 |
96 |
Denver, Colorado |
39.75 |
88 |
Detroit, Michigan |
42.3 |
83 |
Hartford, Connecticut |
41.8 |
85 |
Houston, Texas |
30 |
94 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
39.75 |
85 |
Jacksonville, Florida |
30.2 |
92 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
39 |
90 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
38.25 |
89 |
Memphis, Tennessee |
35.1 |
92 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
43 |
80 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
45 |
83 |
Nashville, Tennessee |
36.2 |
89 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
30 |
91 |
New York, New York |
40.8 |
84 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
35.5 |
94 |
Orlando, Florida |
28.5 |
92 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
40 |
87 |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
40.5 |
83 |
Portland, Oregon |
45.5 |
81 |
Providence, Rhode Island |
41.8 |
83 |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
35.75 |
90 |
Richmond, Virginia |
37.5 |
90 |
Riverside, California |
34 |
95 |
Rochester, New York |
43.2 |
81 |
Sacramento, California |
38.6 |
92 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
40.75 |
93 |
San Antonio, Texas |
29.5 |
95 |
San Jose, California |
37.3 |
82 |
Seattle, Washington |
47.6 |
76 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
38.6 |
89 |
Tampa, Florida |
28 |
90 |
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
36.8 |
87 |
Washington, DC |
38.8 |
88 |
From the table in the popup, copy the data from the Latitude (°N) column and Average July High Temperature (°F) column. Paste the data into the Data box of the grapher.
Latitude (°N) |
Average July High Temperature (°F) |
33.75 |
89 |
30.25 |
96 |
39.3 |
87 |
33.5 |
91 |
42.6 |
81 |
43 |
80 |
35.25 |
89 |
41.8 |
84 |
39 |
87 |
41.3 |
83 |
40 |
85 |
32.75 |
96 |
39.75 |
88 |
42.3 |
83 |
41.8 |
85 |
30 |
94 |
39.75 |
85 |
30.2 |
92 |
39 |
90 |
38.25 |
89 |
35.1 |
92 |
43 |
80 |
45 |
83 |
36.2 |
89 |
30 |
91 |
40.8 |
84 |
35.5 |
94 |
28.5 |
92 |
40 |
87 |
40.5 |
83 |
45.5 |
81 |
41.8 |
83 |
35.75 |
90 |
37.5 |
90 |
34 |
95 |
43.2 |
81 |
38.6 |
92 |
40.75 |
93 |
29.5 |
95 |
37.3 |
82 |
47.6 |
76 |
38.6 |
89 |
28 |
90 |
36.8 |
87 |
38.8 |
88 |