Lesson 1 slide show
Learn to Scatter it!
variables Write down in your book 2 variables for a lion
Real data!
Graph of the data Your graph should look like this
Lesson 2 Slide Show Learn to scatter it even more !!
4. Collect your own dataset of 50 students from your year level the CensusAtSchool data sampler. Select students from your region. Use the ‘Are you a masterpiece?’ option in the questions dropdown.
Step 1: Check that your excel sheet looks similar to Fig 1. This is an example from the 2005 data, other years will have similar headings.
Step 2: delete the columns gender; age; ethnic; Nōtēheaiwi; rightfoot. Right-click column A select delete This is an example from the 2005 data, other years will have different columns to delete.
Step 3: Highlight all data and (click and hold) and select chart wizard
Step 4: Chart Wizard- Select scatter and then select next
Hit next
Step 6: Label title and axis; Note- Your first column is always your horizontal axis. –Hit next
Step 7: Select either ‘As new sheet’ or ‘As object in’.
Step 8: Your graph is finished! Answer question 5 on the worksheet. Before you change anything, write down what you notice about the scatterplot?
Step 9 &10: Tidying up. 9. Right click on the legend and select clear. 10. Right click on horizontal axis.
Step 11: Select scale. Choose a minimum (what is the minimum height). Choose a maximum (what is the maximum height). Major unit: Change to 10 Minor unit: Change to 5
Step 12: Repeat the process with the vertical axis. Select maximum and minimum based on sample. Major unit: Change to 10 Minor unit: Change to 5
Step 13: The Graph is now finished. Complete Question 7 on worksheet. You can also change add a trend line and remove outliers when you are experienced.
End of Lesson 2 slide show
Lesson 3 Slide Show
Question 8 8. Do you think there is a relationship between the circumference of students’ thumbs and the circumference of students’ wrists? Use the CensusAtSchool data-sampler and a spreadsheet to investigate this relationship and answer the question.
Select sample size Gender Region Questions about you/Ng ā K ō rero M ō u
Select Excel option
…and begin
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