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 Interpreting Data of Alcohol-Related Traffic Accidents

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In this activity students are given data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the number of  alcohol-related accidents in Washington DC and are asked to graph, interpret, and analyze the data.

Mathematics Topics: Students create systems of equations and inequalities, generate the table of values, sketch a graph of the data, and the lattice points.


Mathematical Thinking: Students will visually and numerically analyze data, determine viewing windows to find possible solutions,  compare numerical, graphical and algebraic representations, and assess solutions of the mathematical model.

Technology: Students will use Fathom Dynamic Statistical Software to create a table and enter data, enter formula and sequence of numbers, graph multiple functions, and change the scale of the graphs.

Sample Screenshots: Below is a Fathom screenshot of the total number of traffic deaths versus the number of people killed in alcohol-related accidents in DC during 1999 and 2000.


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Last modified on March 6, 2002.