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In this lesson you will learn about correlations. Your objectives, skills and materials needed, as well as key words for this lesson are all listed on this page.

Objectives

Students will:

  1. Compute (using technology) the correlation coefficient of a linear fit.
  2. Interpret the correlation coefficient of a linear fit as a measure of how well the data fit the relationship.
  3. Distinguish between correlation and causation.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

  1. Graph a scatter plot.