Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Categorizing Data
Three lessons on different types of data (qualitative, quantitative, univariate, bivariate, biased data) as well as a practice activity and teacher resource.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Id.6a,7 Olympic Men's 100 Meter Dash
This task asks students to identify when two quantitative variables show evidence of a linear association and to describe the strength and direction of that association. Students will use a scatterplot showing the finishing times for the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Steppin' Out
In this activity you will: Use the Data/Graphs Wizard tool to graph data and determine a line that best fits your data. Use the Data/Graphs Wizard tool to identify the relationship between stride length and height.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Golden Ratio
In this activity students will measure various body parts looking for the golden ratio. The teacher will collect the various measurements from the calculators and send an augmented list to the students calculators. Students will then...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Linear Regression Equations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a calculator to create a scatter plot and to determine the equation of the line of best fit.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Applications of Function Models
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students draw a scatter plot of data, find and draw the function that best fits that data, and make predictions from that information. Students watch...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Regression Analysis
A collection of lesson ideas, a practice activity, and teacher resources for exploring regression analysis.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Measuring G
Using the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit, students construct experiments to measure the time it takes a free falling body to travel a specified distance. Students use the touch sensor, rotational sensor, and the NXT brick to measure the time of...
Rice University
Rice University: The Hand Squeeze
Students will enjoy this data collection and class analysis experiment involving the time it takes for a hand squeeze to travel around a circle of people. From organizing the activity to collecting the data to making a table and graphing...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra: Problem Solving With Linear Models
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to solve real-world problems using linear modeling.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Univ. Of Waterloo: Wired Math: Linear Graphing: Graphing and Analyzing [Pdf]
The mathematics resource assesses students on linear relations. The activity has problems with graphing and analyzing linear relations. Some of the topics included are variation, scatter plots and linear relationships. The activity has...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Least Squares Regression
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to least-squares regression.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today: Humidity Makes Air Feel Hotter Iii
Investigate the relationship among humidity, air temperature, and the heat index while learning about modeling data, evaluating functions, and describing the end behavior of a function. Students will use graphing calculator technology to...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: What Is a Linear Regression?
In this activity, students create lists of data points, plot them on a graph, and determine the regression equation of the best fitting line. They also understand exactly how the linear regression is determined.
Khan Academy
Khan: Lsn 8: Interpreting Relationships in Scatterplots/graphs/tables/equations
This lesson focuses on Interpreting and analyzing linear, quadratic, and exponential models and graphs. Students will use best fit lines to interpret contexts, distinguish whether contexts are linear or exponential functions, use the...
Other
Science Direct: Recent Advances on Two Dimensional Bin Packing Problems
This paper surveys recent advances obtained for the two-dimensional bin packing problem, with special emphasis on exact algorithms and effective heuristic and metaheuristic approaches.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Linear Models
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores both linear models and scatter plots.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Statistics & Probability: Scatter Plots & Correlation
The statistics resource explores scatter plots and correlation. Students learn about the concepts through notes and detailed examples. The resource consists of practice exercises to check for comprehension of the topics.
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.