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            Two-Way Tables — Walking and Bicycling to Work
 Two-Way Tables — Walking and Bicycling to Work
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 Two-Way Tables — Walking and Bicycling to Work
 Activity Description
 Walking and Bicycling to Work

		Students will use data from the U.S. Census Bureau to compare how men and women in two cities used nonmotorized transportation to get to work. Students will calculate relative frequencies and conditional relative frequencies from data in two-way tables.
 Suggested Grade Level
 8
 Approximate Time Required
 60-120 minutes
 Learning Objectives
 Students will be able to interpret two-way tables containing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects.
Students will be able to describe possible associations between two categorical variables by calculating relative frequencies and conditional relative frequencies.
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 The student version of this activity, 8 pages
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				Modes Less Traveled - Bicycling and Walking to Work in the U.S.
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 Teacher Notes Blooms Taxonomy 
 Students will **analyze**two-way tables containing data on two categorical variables.
 Subject Middle School Math
 Topics Two-way tables
 Skills Taught Reading and interpreting data in two-way tables
Calculating relative frequencies and conditional relative frequencies
 
 
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