Common Core math · Grade 8 · Statistics & Probability
8.SP.2
Grade 8 Statistics & Probability
What 8.SP.2 says
Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.
- Grade
- Grade 8
- Domain
- SP — Statistics & Probability
- Full code
- Math.8.SP.2
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8.SP.2 — common questions
What is 8.SP.2?
8.SP.2 is a Grade 8 Common Core math standard in the Statistics & Probability domain. It reads: “Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.”
What grade is 8.SP.2?
8.SP.2 is a Grade 8 standard. The number straight after the domain letters is the grade, so the “8” in 8.SP.2 means Grade 8.
What does the code 8.SP.2 stand for?
Read it left to right: 8 is the grade, SP is the domain (Statistics & Probability), and the last number is the standard within that domain. The full identifier is Math.8.SP.2.