North Carolina Standard Course of Study
Algebra I
Data Analysis and Probability
Competency Goal 3: The learner will collect, organize, and interpret data with matrices and linear models to solve problems.
Lessons (1)
Students are introduced to correlation between two variables and the line of best fit.
Activities (2)
Students can create graphs of functions entered as algebraic expressions -- similar to a graphing calculator.
Plot a bivariate data set, determine the line of best fit for their data, and then check the accuracy of your line of best fit.