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Scatter Graph

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Meaning

A scatter graph is a graph that can be used to make predictions from an experiment.

About Scatter Graphs

Scatter graphs use x's to plot points on the graph.
A single line is drawn on a scatter graph called a line of best fit.
The variable you change in the experiment goes on the x-axis.
The variable you measure or count goes on the y-axis.

Plotting a Scatter Graph

In this experiment a scientist watered 6 different pots of cress with different amounts of water each day to see how the amount of water affects the growth of cress.
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