Unit 1: Table of Contents Unit 1: Table of Contents Content Page Table of Contents 2 Section 1: Setting the Scene 3 Lesson 1: Meet the DSU Squad (DSU = Data Science Unit) 4 Lesson 2: Reconstructing the Scene 10 Lesson 3: Compiling the Suspect Dossiers 18 Lesson 4: Acquiring & Organizing Additional Evidence 28 Lesson 5: Structuring the Evidence 32 Lesson 6: Our Detective Toolkit - CODAP 40 Lesson 7: What's in a Question? 50 Progress Check 1: Can You Read the Evidence? 57 Section 2: Plotting the Clues 59 Lesson 8: Spot the Plot 60 Lesson 9: Placing Categorical Evidence Behind Bars 66 Lesson 10: Connecting the Dots 74 Lesson 11: The Plot Thickens 80 Lesson 12: The Shape of Data 88 Progress Check 2: Can You Analyze Evidence? 97 Section 3: Wrapping Up the Case 101 Lesson 13: The Average Suspect 102 Lesson 14: Getting MAD About It 111 Lesson 15: When the Mean is Unfair - Introducing the Median 115 Lesson 16: Boxing Up the Evidence 119 Lesson 17: Choosing the Right Tools for Center and Spread 122 Progress Check 3: Can You Interpret Evidence 127 Additional Assessment: Your Turn, Detective! A Full Data Cycle Investigation 132 Unit 1 Final Mission: The Data Detective's Case Report 136 References 140 Instructional Strategies 141