Math+Lesson+2

=__Exploring Relationships in Cars__= == In the introduction you analyzed data points that all fell on the same function, which gave you a perfect correlation between the height of the candle and how long it had been burning. Most real-world data is not perfectly correlated, thus it is important to recognize the types of relationships that may exist within the data. For this activity, you will explore such data based upon a wide selection of vehicles. Cars are a vital part of life in the United States. They help us get to school or to work. They allow us to travel down the street or halfway across the country to meet with friends and family. However, these benefits do come at a cost, both financially and to the environment. During this activity we are going to explore how some of these costs can be minimized.

1) Find a partner. 2) Open the following Excel Spreadsheet: [|Cars.xls] 3) Using the Excel Spreadsheet above, complete the following form: Click here! 4) If you finish before all groups are done read this interesting article in relation to cars and fuel efficiency: Fuel Efficiency Article
 * This is a table of car specifications of various makes and models.
 * If you have forgotten how to use Excel for scatterplots, watch this brief video