Data Analysis
Virginia SOL AFDA.DA.1
Apply the data cycle to represent bivariate data in scatterplots and determine the curve of best fit using linear, quadratic, and exponential functions.
What students need to be able to do
- Formulate investigative questions that require the collection or acquisition of bivariate data, where exactly two of the variables are quantitative.
- Collect or acquire bivariate data from a representative sample to answer an investigative question.
- Represent bivariate data with a scatterplot using technology and describe how the variables are related in context.
- Make predictions, decisions, and critical judgments using data, scatterplots, or the equation(s) of the mathematical model.