Linear+Relationships+in+the+Real+World

A **linear relationship** is an equation that gives you a straight line when graphed. Learn more from this nifty Khan Academy video ** : **



Looking for data to establish a linear relationship that you can graph? Check out the resources below. Have questions? Need help? Ask Ms. Eaton - she's the expert! - or stop by the IMC. Mrs. O'Keefe will be happy to assist!
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**Celebrities: Real Age vs. Guessed Age** [|Celebrity Age Machine]

**Baseball: On Base Percentage vs. Wins** [|MLB Team Stats - 2013] [|Baseball-Reference.com: 2013 Major League Baseball Standings and Head-to-Head]

**Hockey: Shots vs. Goals** [|NHL Stats]

**Income: Year Income Earned vs. Minimum Wage** [|Infoplease: Federal Minimum Wage Rates, 1955-2013]

**Income: Education Attained (Degrees Earned) vs. Earnings** [|Bureau of Labor Statistics: Earnings and Unemployment Rates by Educational Attainment]

**Tobacco Sales vs. Lung Cancer Deaths** [|Wikipedia: List of countries by cigarette consumption per capita] [|World Health Rankings: Lung Cancers/Death Rates per 100,000 by Country]

**Comic-Con Conference Year vs. Attendance** [|IGN Entertainment: Comic-Con Attendance and Stats]

**Number of Car Accidents vs. Number of Registered Vehicles** [|Statista: The Statistics Portal - Number of Vehicles Registered in the United States from 1990 to 2012] [|Wikipedia: List of motor vehicle deaths in U.S. by year]

[|WWI Casualty and Death Tables, from PBS]
 * The Great War: WWI Casualties **