Book:
Thinking and reasoning with data and chance: Sixty-eighth Yearbook.
Editors:
Burrill, G. F.
Type:
Category:
Pages:
195-208
Year:
2006
Publisher:
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA.
Abstract:
This article describes the use of regression in middle school grades and Algebra 1 settings to connect algebraic functions to real-world contexts. It is suggested that using data sets will intrigue and motivate students.
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