Modeling with Linear Functions
Students fit linear functions to scatter plots and interpret the rate of change and intercept. They use these models to make predictions.
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Students fit linear functions to scatter plots and interpret the rate of change and intercept. They use these models to make predictions.
Key Questions
- How can we determine if a linear model is appropriate for a data set?
- What does the correlation coefficient tell us?
- How do we use a line of best fit to make predictions?
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5E Model
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