Grade 8 · Statistics and Probability

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.SP.A.2

Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.

Read this standard on the official Common Core site

Lessons that teach this standard

• Scatter Plots and the Line of Best Fit

  Read a scatter plot, describe its association, draw and use a line of best fit, and understand why correlation does not prove causation.