Data Analysis and Statistics

Students will use measures of central tendency to investigate data found in the stock market, retirement planning, transportation, budgeting, and home rental or ownership.

Students will use data displays including bar graphs, line graphs, stock bar charts, candlestick charts, box and whisker plots, stem and leaf plots, circle graphs, and scatter plots to recognize and interpret trends related to the stock market, retirement planning, insurance, car purchasing, and home rental or ownership

Students will use linear, quadratic, and cubic regressions as well as the correlation coefficient to move supply and demand, revenue, profit, and other financial problem situations.

Students will use probability, the Monte Carlo method, and expected value to model and predict outcomes related to the stock market, retirement planning, insurance, and investing.