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Unit 1: Table of Contents

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Unit 1: Table of Contents
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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 27
Lesson 5: Structuring the Evidence 31
Lesson 6: Our Detective Toolkit - CODAP 39
Lesson 7: What's in a Question? 48
Progress Check 1: Can You Read Evidence? 54
Section 2: Plotting the Clues 56
Lesson 8: Spot the Plot 57
Lesson 9: Placing Categorical Evidence Behind Bars 63
Lesson 10: Connecting the Dots 71
Lesson 11: The Plot Thickens 77
Lesson 12: The Shape of Data 86
Progress Check 2: Can You Analyze Evidence? 94
Section 3: Wrapping Up the Case 98
Lesson 13: The Average Suspect 99
Lesson 14: Getting MAD About It 108
Lesson 15: When the Mean is Unfair - Introducing the Median 118
Lesson 16: Boxing Up the Evidence 124
Lesson 17: Connecting Shape, Center, and Spread 135
Lesson 18: Wrapping Up the Case of the Candy Culprit 146
Progress Check 3: Can You Interpret Evidence? 152
Additional Performance Task (OPTIONAL): Unit 1 Investigative Report: Solving Your Own Case 156
References 160
Instructional Strategies 161