4. Variability, Distributions, & Relationships Between Quantities

4.01 Converting between fractions, decimals and percents

4.02 Independent and dependent variables

4.03 Relationships between quantities

4.04 Statistical questions

4.05 Center, spread, and shape

4.06 Measures of center and variation

4.07 Frequency tables

Investigation: Finding the best choice of center

Investigation: The problem with average

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4.02 Independent and dependent variables

Interactive practice questions

Consider the following variables:

$Number of ice cream cones sold$
$Temperature (°C)$

a

Which of the following statements makes sense?

The temperature affects the number of ice cream cones sold.

A

The number of ice cream cones sold affects the temperature.

B

b

Which is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable?

The independent variable is the temperature and the dependent variable is the number of ice cream cones sold.

A

The independent variable is the number of ice cream cones sold and the dependent variable is temperature.

B

Easy

< 1min

Consider the following variables:

$Ticket sales$
$Revenue from a show$

Easy

< 1min

For the following variables, choose the sets where one variable has an effect on the other.

Select the three correct options.

Easy

< 1min

For the following variables, choose the sets where one variable has an effect on the other.

Easy

< 1min

Outcomes

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Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.

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