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    Correlation vs Causation
      
    
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Title
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        Correlation vs Causation | 
      
      
        
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            Description
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          Students will use the phet simulation to study line of best fit, correlation coefficient and explore causation. | 
        
      
      
        
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            Subject
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          Mathematics | 
        
      
      
        
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            Level
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          High School, Undergrad - Intro | 
        
      
      
        
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            Type
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          Lab | 
        
      
      
        
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            Duration
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          60 minutes | 
        
      
      
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          Answers Included
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        No | 
      
      
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          Language
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        English | 
      
      
        
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            Keywords
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          causation, correlation, line of best fit | 
        
      
      
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          Simulation(s)
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        Least-Squares Regression (HTML5) | 
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
      
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          Author(s)
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        Andy Braaten | 
      
      
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          Contact Email
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        andy.braaten@k12.nd.us | 
      
      
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          School / Organization
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        Carrington HS | 
      
      
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          Date submitted
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        9/25/17 | 
      
      
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          Date updated
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        9/25/17 |