Is there a correlation between the number of cats you own and your age? Use a scatter plot to analyze these correlation questions. Learners plot data and look for positive, negative, or no correlation, then create stem-and-leaf plots to organize data and answer questions.

Concepts

scatter plots, stem and leaf plots, correlation, negative correlation, data analysis

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Collect some data from your classes and analyze it similarly to the way the examples do
• Use the provided resource to develop a lesson presentation

Classroom Considerations

• Expects learners to be able to plot points efficiently

Pros

• Builds understanding through use of context
• Provides detailed, worked-out solutions for each example

Cons

• Practice problems do not include data analysis of the scatter plots as taught in the lesson

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.6.a