Use a graphing calculator or spreadsheet to create scatterplots of data and approximate lines of best fit.0806.1.7

Links verified on 7/23/2014

1. Conventions used in spreadsheets or calculators
   1. Coolmath's Graphing Calculator - scroll down for instructions on using the graphing calculator
   2. Excel Order of Operations - understanding how Excel worksheets handle order of operations [BEDMAS]
   3. Math Open Reference Scientific Calculator - scientific calculator similar to those from TI, Casio, HP - extensive explanation of conventions used
   4. Mathematical Operators in Excel Spreadsheets - screen shots and a listing of symbols used in Excel spreadsheets to indicate math operators
   5. Spreadsheet Math Fundamentals - protocols to be used when writing math formulas and functions in spreadsheets
2. Graphs and charts - four different graphs and charts for you to consider
3. Introduction to Graphing Calculators: Using Graphing Calculators to Describe Linear Motion in terms of Distance and Time - a 14 slide PowerPoint show
4. Scatter Plot
   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 - [designed for 8th grade] 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 Scatterplot - students enter data and make their own scatterplot with this National Library of Virtual Manipulatives page
   7. Line Graphs and Scatter Plots - several good examples
   8. Linear Regression - an applet which allows your students to investigate a regression line, also known as a "line of best fit."
   9. Pizza Palace - Students will construct box plots independently. Students identify the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data
   10. The Regression Line and Correlation - a lesson plan from Illuminations
   11. Scatterplots - explanation and several good examples from Canada's National Statistical Agency
   12. Scatter Plot - includes examples of positive association, negative association, and no trend
   13. Scatter Plot - links to ten different examples are included with this Engineering Statistics Handbook entry
   14. Scatter Plot - the Wikipedia entry
   15. Scatter Plots - from the Business Knowledge Center
   16. Scatter Plots - includes examples of perfect correlation, high correlation, and low correlation [This expired page is brought to you by the Internet archive, the Wayback Machine.]
   17. 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.]
   18. Scatterplot with Overlaid Linear Prediction Plot - includes links to other plots on the right
       • Another version of the above information
5. Step-by-step Internet4Classrooms module - how to produce a scatter plot using Excel