Generalize the relationship between two sets of data using scatterplots and lines of best fit. SPI 0806.5.3

Links verified on 1/29/2010

1. Creating a Scatter Plot in Excel - a long tutorial (27 pages if printed) on making your own scatter plot
2. Creating an XY (Scatter) Plot in Excel - a seven page tutorial on how to use Excel to make a scatter plot
3. Displaying Data - [designed for 7th grade - use for remediation ] explanation, examples and several interactive practice activities
4. Displaying Data - explanation, examples and several interactive practice activities
5. How to Use Your TI-83 or 84 Calculator to Make a Scatter Plot - provided by MathBits
6. Interactive Scatter Plot - from Shodor
7. Interactive Scatterplot - students enter data and make their own scatterplot with this National Library of Virtual Manipulatives page
8. Introduction to Bivariate Data - several good examples of scatter plots are included
9. Line Graphs and Scatter Plots - several good examples
10. Linear Regression - an applet which allows your students to investigate a regression line, also known as a "line of best fit."
11. The Regression Line and Correlation - a lesson plan from Illuminations
12. Scatterplots - explanation and several good examples from Canada's National Statistical Agency
13. Scatterplots - a lesson plan from North Canton City Schools
    1. worksheet to use with the activity above
14. Scatter Plot - includes examples of positive association, negative association, and no trend
15. Scatter Plot - links to ten different examples are included with this Engineering Statistics Handbook entry
16. Scatter Plot - the Wikipedia entry
17. Scatter Plot and Line of Best Fit - four interactive applets to experiment with
18. Scatter Plots - explanation, examples and several interactive practice activities
19. Scatter Plots - from the Business Knowledge Center
20. Scatter Plots - includes examples of perfect correlation, high correlation, and low correlation
21. Scatter Plots - from Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center [This expired page is brought to you by the Internet archive, the Wayback Machine.]
22. Scatterplot with Overlaid Linear Prediction Plot - includes links to other plots on the right
    1. Another version of the above information
23. Using Excel to Display a Scatter Plot - an Internet4Classrooms step-by-step module on making your own scatter plots