The Seeker

2. attempts to predict future data by relying on historical data.
5. rise over run.
7. the relationship between two quantitative variables.
11. an unproven statement which is supported by all the available data and by many weaker results.
12. a third variable that influences both the independent and dependent variables.
13. the dependent variable.
16. a relationship between two or more variables is caused by something other than chance.
17. analyze the relationship between a single dependent variable and several independent variables.
20. describe a statistical relationship between two variables.

1. line that makes the vertical distance from the data points to the regression line as small as possible.
3. a type of data display that shows the relationship between two numerical variables.
4. constant 'b' in the regression equation.
6. the smaller the p-value, the stronger the evidence that you should reject the null hypothesis.
8. point where a line or curve crosses the y-axis of a graph.
9. a statistical analysis method used to predict a data value based on prior observations of a data set.
10. correlation coefficient commonly used in linear regression.
14. a statistical measure of how close the data are to the fitted regression line.
15. the difference between the observed value and its associated predicted value.
18. category of comparison for the other categories.
19. a correlation between two values, where one actually causes the other to change.