Algebra 1 · Topic guide
Interpreting Data — Algebra 1
Compare data displays, describe center and spread, consider outliers, and interpret categorical data and associations.
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What you’ll learn
- Compare center and spread.
- Interpret correlation strength/direction.
- Distinguish correlation from causation.
- Compare dot plots, histograms and box plots.
Explore the skills
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- Compare center and spreadCompare center and spread.
- Interpret correlation strength/directionInterpret correlation strength/direction.
- Distinguish correlation from causationDistinguish correlation from causation.
- Compare dot plots, histograms and box plotsCompare dot plots, histograms and box plots.
- Fit linear models to dataFit linear models to data.
- Interpret slope/intercept in contextInterpret slope/intercept in context.
- Calculate joint, marginal and conditional frequenciesCalculate joint, marginal and conditional frequencies.
- Analyze effects of outliersAnalyze effects of outliers.
- Interpret quantitative scatter plotsInterpret quantitative scatter plots.
- Analyze categorical dataAnalyze categorical data.