Unit 8: Data Analysis
Common Core Standards:
- Construct and interpret scatter plots for bivariate measurement data to investigate patterns of association between two quantities. Describe patterns such as clustering, outliers, positive or negative association, linear association, and non-linear association. 8.SP.1
- Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line. 8.SP.2
- Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and relative frequencies in a two-way table. Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects. Use relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible association between the two variables. 8.SP.4
2008 Math Standards:
- Describe how summary statistics relate to the shape of the distribution. M08-S2C1-03
- Determine whether information is represented effectively and appropriately given a graph or a set of data by identifying sources of bias and compare and contrast the effectiveness of different representations of data. M08-S2C1-04
