Curated OER
The Spread of Disease with Differential Equations
Twelfth graders solve problems using differential equations. In this Calculus lesson, 12th graders analyze data regarding the spread of a flu virus. Students use the symbolic capacity of the TI-89 to develop a model and...
Curated OER
Math TODAY Challenge - New Color of Money
Students read about the changes in the "new money" and then create a graph to represent various combinations of currency produced.
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Does Music Cam the Savage Beast?
Students collect, graph and analyze data. In this statistics lesson, students measure the heart beat of a person as they listen to music. They use the CBL and TI to create a graph, analyzing the outcome.
Curated OER
A Statistical Look at Jewish History
Students complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the United...
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The Bigger they Are . . .
Students do a variety of data analyses of real-life basketball statistics from the NBA. They chart and graph rebounding, scoring, shot blocking and steals data which are gathered from the newspaper sports section.
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TV Viewing
Students test a hypothesis to see if there is a direct correlation between number of hours of TV viewing and academic grade. They collect and compile data to enter on a spreadsheet and create a word processing document supporting their...
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Two-Step Linear Equations
In this two-step linear equations worksheet, 7th graders solve 15 various problems that include linear equations with more than one-step. First, they need to get the variable, x, alone by subtracting/adding the whole number on the same...
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Fitting a Line to Data
Students work together in groups to collect data in relationship to how much water marbles can displace. After the experiment, they use the data to identify the linear equation to determine the best-fit line. They use the equation to...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit
Use this lesson, practice exercise, and teacher resource in planning instruction on scatter plots and line of best fit. In the lessons, you'll find definitions and examples of ways to make a scatter plot, determine correlations, and find...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Scatter Plots and Correlations
This site gives information on scatter plots, along with examples showing high positive correlation, low negative correlation, high negative correlation, no correlation, and low positive correlation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scatter Plots and Linear Correlation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson covers plotting a scatterplot and finding a linear equation that best fits the data.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Nist: Engineering Statistics Handbook: Scatter Plots and Linear Regression
An explanation of scatter plots followed by examples of the many different kinds of scatter plots.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Scatter Plots and Linear Correlation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this tutorial, students learn how to interpret data through the use of a scatter plot.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Scatter Plots
Explains, with examples, what scatter plots are and how to interpret the data. Discusses trends, interpolation and extrapolation, and correlation. Includes a set of practice questions.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Scatter Plot
A comprehensive guide for learning all about scatter plots with definitions, how to construct and solve them, types of scatter plots, solved examples, and practice questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scatterplots and Correlation Review
A scatterplot is a type of data display that shows the relationship between two numerical variables. Each member of the dataset gets plotted as a point whose x-y coordinates relates to its values for the two variables.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Scatter Plots & Correlation
The statistics resource explores scatter plots and correlation. Students learn about the concepts through notes and detailed examples. The resource consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the topics.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Scatter Plots
Get independent practice working with scatter plots. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Scatterplots and Correlation With Ti 89
Students input data relating the values of one variable associated with values of another and use these data to generate a scatterplot. From the scatterplot, they determine whether there is a correlation between the two variables and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Positive and Negative Linear Associations From Scatter Plots
Practice identifying the types of correlations shown in scatter plots. Sometimes we see linear correlations (positive or negative), sometimes we see non-linear correlations (the data seems to follow a curve), and other times we don't see...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Correlation and Lines of Best Fit
Twenty problems present a variety of practice determining correlation based on data in a scatter plot and using lines of best fit with given data. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Scatter Plots and Linear Correlation Grades 11 12
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introdices scatterplots and linear correlation for bivariate data.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Evolution of Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
For this activity, students explore nine scatter plots to develop their understanding of how two quantitative variables are related. Through an exploration of the properties of this association, they come to understand the standard...
Other
Sky Mark: Scatter Plots
This page gives a description of scatter plots along with examples. Also provides explanations and statistics to aid student understanding.