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  • Interpreting Scatter Plots Using Mileage and Price of Used Cars

    Interpreting Scatter Plots Using Mileage and Price of Used Cars

    Link to a brief video showing how it works. Link to a Facebook Reel showing how it works. Link to Jamboard

  • Introduction to Scatter Plots with Google Sheets

    Introduction to Scatter Plots with Google Sheets

    This post outlines an activity to introduce linear functions (or scatter plots). The students are tasked with shopping for a used car – a specific make and model. They go to Carmax.com to find mileage and price for 10 cars for sale. They have to find a make and model that has at least 10…

  • Intro to Reading Scatterplots – Used Mustangs

    Intro to Reading Scatterplots – Used Mustangs

    One step in reading and analyzing scatterplots is simply identifying what the dots on the graph represent. If students do not understand the dots (including the position) how can they analyze. An approach I have used is start by having students create their own scatterplot for mileage and price of used cars they shop for…

  • Reading Scatterplots with Ford Mustangs

    Reading Scatterplots with Ford Mustangs

    One step in reading and analyzing scatterplots is simply identifying what the dots on the graph represent. Students who do not understand the meaning of the points, including the position, will struggle to interpret the graph. This post outlines a Jamboard activity to support interpretation of the points. Overview I present the scatterplot of used…

  • Introduction to Linear Functions – Buying a Used Car

    Introduction to Linear Functions – Buying a Used Car

    When our 3rd child was born, we decided to buy a used Honda Odyssey as 3 young kids were not fitting into a sedan. Being the stats geek I am (master’s in statistics at the University of South Carolina – total geek) I collected mileage and price data for all the used Odysseys for sale…