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 Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Advanced Data Grapher
The Advanced Data Grapher can be used to analyze data with box plots, bubble graphs, scatterplots, histograms, and stem-and-leaf plots.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Line of Best Fit
Use this activity to practice how to enter a set of data, plot the data on a coordinate grid, and determine the equation for a line of best fit.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Mean and Median
This applet allows the user to investigate the mean, median, and box-and-whisker plot for a set of data that they create.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Histogram
View histograms for built-in or user-specified data. Experiment with how the size of the class intervals influences the appearance of the histogram.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Plop It!
PlopIt allows users to build dot plots of data using the mouse. View how the mean, median, and mode change as entries are added to the plot.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Comparison of Univariate and Bivariate Data
Learners learn about the difference between univariate and bivariate data and understand how to choose the best graph to display the data.
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.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Scatter Plots
Brush up on your math skills relating to scatter plots then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
York University
York Univ.: Statistical Graphics for Multivariate Data
Provides several graphical representations of multivariate data. This paper explains the graphs such as the scatter plot and several other graphs as well. Site is presented in notes and outline format.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Simple Plot
A java applet that helps a student to create a scatter plot using the coordinates and axes and given data.
Richland Community College
Richland College: Ti 82 Histograms / Box Plots
Richland College provides a step-by-step procedure on how to use a TI-82 to construct histograms and box plots and then use this to find frequency distribution.
Other
Grinnell College: Histograms Area of Rectangles
A sample problem is provided to help you create a histogram using a frequency distribution chart. Sample charts and formulas are provided to help explain how to find the area of the rectangles in the histogram and how to interpret what...
Other
Nmu: Box and Whisker Plot Instructions
Site discusses the use of box-and-whisker plots. An example is presented and completely worked through, so that the user can see the results of the calculations after the steps have been explained.
Other
Northern Michigan University: Line Plots
The author utilizes a line plot to demonstrate what an "outlier" is, what "clusters" are, and what "gaps" are.
Other
College of Natural Sciences: Measures of Location
Different measures of location are discussed in terms of box and whisker plots.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 1 [Pdf]
The practice problem examines the line of best fit and scatter plots. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 2 [Pdf]
The practice problem examines the line of best fit and scatter plots. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 3 [Pdf]
Students sketch the line that best approximates the data in a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 4 [Pdf]
Learners sketch the line that best approximates the data in a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 5 [Pdf]
Learners use a scatter plot to determine the line of best fit. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 6 [Pdf]
Learners use a scatter plot to determine the line of best fit. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 7 [Pdf]
The practice problem examines the line of best fit and a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Line of Best Fit 8 [Pdf]
The practice problem examines the line of best fit and a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.