Unit 6, Lesson 8
Analyzing Bivariate Data
Grade 8
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students bring together everything they have studied in the unit so far to analyze and interpret bivariate data in context (MP4). They create a scatter plot, identify outliers, fit a line, then determine and interpret the slope of the line. They compare actual and predicted values using a linear model. Students also analyze the data collected in an earlier lesson about their classmates.
- Create a scatter plot and draw a line to fit bivariate data, and identify (orally and in writing) outliers that appear in the data.
- Interpret (orally and in writing) features of a scatter plot with a line of fit, including outliers, slope of the line, and clustering.
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Required Materials
Activity 2
Required Preparation
For the digital version of the activity, acquire devices that can run the applet.
Class data from an earlier lesson in the unit on number of pages and weight of books.
For the digital version of the activity, acquire devices that can run the applet.