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Title Understanding Line of best fit and Correlation Coefficient
Description Students use the sim to analyze what happens with positive and negative correlation coefficients and build an understanding of perfect, strong, moderate, and weak correlations.
Subject Mathematics
Level High School
Type Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language Engleski
Keywords Correlation Coefficient, Line of best fit, Linear Regression
Simulation(s) Least-Squares Regression (HTML5)


Author(s) Rebecca Battat
School / Organization High School of Language and Innovation
Date submitted 2019.01.08
Date updated 2019.01.08