Scatter Plots
The independent and dependent variables can be plotted on a graph called a scatter plot. The independent variable x is plotted on the horizontal axis, and the dependent variable y is plotted on the vertical axis.
A Scatter Plot is a graph of the ordered pairs \((x,y)\) of numbers consisting of the independent variable \(x\) and the dependent variable \(y\).
The scatter plot is a visual way to describe the nature of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The scales of the variables can be different, and the coordinates of the axes are determined by the smallest and largest data values of the variables.