4.4 - Exploring Links Between Wellbeing

Question 1

What are the aspects of wellbeing that are usually closely related?

Answer 1

Health, wealth, and education

A change in one aspect typically affects the others.

Question 2

How does attending school impact children’s health?

Answer 2

Children who attend school tend to have better health than those who do not

This illustrates the connection between education and health.

Question 3

What is a scatter plot?

Answer 3

A special type of graph used to display data plotted against two variables

It is useful for exploring relationships between different aspects of wellbeing.

Question 4

What is the purpose of scatter plots in geography?

Answer 4

To show the degree to which one variable is related to another

This relationship is referred to as correlation.

Question 5

What does it indicate when dots on a scatter plot come close to forming a straight line?

Answer 5

They are closely related and have a high correlation

A strong relationship between the two variables is indicated.

Question 6

What does it mean when dots on a scatter plot do not form a straight line?

Answer 6

They are not closely related and have a low correlation

This indicates a weak relationship between the variables.

Question 7

What does a positive correlation indicate in a scatter plot?

Answer 7

The trend is increasing

As one variable increases, the other variable also tends to increase.

Question 8

What does a negative correlation indicate in a scatter plot?

Answer 8

The trend is decreasing

As one variable increases, the other variable tends to decrease.

Question 9

What is often added to a scatter plot to demonstrate the strength of the relationship?

Answer 9

A trend line

It visually represents the correlation between the two variables.