Lesson 11Plotting the Weather

Learning Goal

Let’s construct a model.

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

The table shows the average high temperature in September for cities with different latitudes. Examine the data in the table.

city	latitude (degrees North)	temperature (degrees Fahrenheit)
Atlanta, GA	$33.38$	$82$
Portland, ME	$43.38$	$69$
Boston, MA	$42.22$	$73$
Dallas, TX	$32.51$	$88$
Denver, CO	$39.46$	$77$
Edmonton, AB	$53.34$	$62$
Fairbanks, AK	$64.48$	$55$
Juneau, AK	$58.22$	$56$
Kansas City, MO	$39.16$	$78$
Lincoln, NE	$40.51$	$77$
Miami, FL	$25.45$	$88$
Minneapolis, MN	$44.53$	$71$
New York City, NY	$40.38$	$75$
Orlando, FL	$28.26$	$90$
Philadelphia, PA	$39.53$	$78$
San Antonio, TX	$29.32$	$89$
San Francisco, CA	$37.37$	$74$
Seattle, WA	$47.36$	$69$
Tampa, FL	$27.57$	$89$
Tucson, AZ	$32.13$	$93$
Yellowknife, NT	$62.27$	$50$

What information does each row contain?
What is the range for each variable?
Do you see an association between the two variables? If so, describe the association.