Unit 5, Lesson 24
Looking for Associations
Accelerated 7
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students study categorical data displayed in two-way tables, bar graphs, and segmented bar graphs. A two-way table is a way to organize categorical data in a table based on 2 variables. A segmented bar graph is a way to visualize the percentage of data within categories. The different graphical representations help students visualize the frequencies and relative frequencies. Relative frequencies are percentages or fractions of the whole represented by a category. While the concepts and structures in this lesson are not very complex, there are many new terms and representations, and students are given the opportunity to study them carefully so that they can make sense of them (MP1).
This lesson is optional.
- Calculate relative frequencies, and describe (orally and in writing) associations between variables using a relative frequency table.
- Coordinate (orally and in writing) two-way tables, bar graphs, and segmented bar graphs representing the same data.
Let’s look for associations in data.
Required Preparation
Print and cut up cards from the Matching Representations blackline master. Prepare 1 set of cards for every 2 students.