Introduction
If you knew for sure you would triple any money you invested in the stock market, would you make an investment? Many people say that hindsight is 20/20 but it is difficult to see that clearly when looking toward the future.
A trend is a general direction in which something is developing or changing. In this section, we will look at how to place a trend line. This is one method that could be used to predict if it is a good idea to make investments or to put your money someplace more secure like a savings account.
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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Identify trends from a scatterplot.
Enduring Understandings
- Investment information can be read, intrepreted and algebraically modeled.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Algebra with Finance standards: 4.