My teacher collected data on a few kinds of cars some of them electric, some hybrids,

some gas. We made some estimates on the data and what we would see in it. We produced

some claims about the data. The overall claim we created was that fuel type has a greater

impact on highway mpg than curb weight.

The fact that mpg has nearly no correlation to weight refutes the claim that heavier cars

will have a lower highway mpg because if that was the case, the slope of the line would have a

somewhat prominent negative slope. Instead the slope of the line is -0.01, meaning that the

slope is nearly horizontal. The cars would also have a lower mpg the heavier they got but

instead the weight doesn't really matter the (car name) (point that is heavy and high mpg) has

higher mpg then a car of equal weight the (car name) (weight and mpg). These cars having

nearly the same weight but having massive differences in mpg shows that weight has little to no
effect on fuel efficiency, rather a better claim would be Electric cars will have a higher highway

mpg than gas cars.

The fact that all of the electric cars but one have weights above 2900 lbs refutes the

claim that electric car will have a lower curb weight because that shows that the gas cars have

over three cars that weigh lower than electric cars. Also the median weight of electric cars is

3307 lbs as where the median of the gas cars is 3219 lbs almost a solid 100 lbs lighter than the

median electric car weight. All of this data refutes the claim that electric cars will have a lower

curb weight because of all the electric cars only one is lighter than gas cars and the gas cars

have 3 cars that are lighter than all but one electric car, but they don't have any cars that have a

higher mpg then electric cars.

 This plot strongly refutes the claim that gas vehicles will have a higher highway mpg than

electric and hybrid vehicles. The highest mpg gas cars get 39 mpg as where the lowest mpg

hybrid cars get 39 mpg and the lowest mpg electric cars get 42 mpg. Those statistics show that

the best mpg gas cars are on par with the worst on mpg hybrids and 3 mpg lower than the

worst electric car. All of this refutes that gas vehicles will have a higher mpg because the best

mpg gas vehicle gets 39 mpg and that is barely equal to the lowest hybrid cars and not even

equal to the electric cars.

There are a few things that go into a car's highway mpg. Two of them are curb weight

and fuel type. Fuel type affects highway mpg much more than others do. All of this data is

pointing out that electric cars have an astoundingly high highway mpg, as where gas powered

vehicles are on the lower side. All of this is important when choosing the next car you buy.
Write a five paragraph essay addressing the claims:

1. The heavier the car, the lower the mpg.

2. Electric cars will have a lower curb weight (than non-electric cars).

3. Gas powered vehicles will have higher highway mpg than electric or hybrid vehicles.

Use the work that youve already done, or modify what youve already written, based on the
feedback from the class discussion. Be sure to pay attention to the rubric.

Science and Math Practices (Target: Graduation Benchmark)

Below Target On Target Above Target

Analyzes the quality,
relevance, and limitations of
data, but is unable to build an
argument OR argument is
flawed
Contextual references to
specific statistics are flawed
or missing
Includes no representation of
the data
Builds an argument based in
evidence with clear reference
to the data
Contextual references to
specific statistics are correct
Includes at least one
representation of the data to
illustrate a point
Makes inferences that move
beyond the initial idea
Contextual references to
specific statistics are correct,
clear, and explicit
Includes at least one
representation of the data to
illustrate a point

Statistics & Probability (Target: Progressing)

Below Target On Target Above Target

Represents data with Interprets linear models Conveys a depth of

appropriate plots (for both
single variables and paired
data)
Uses statistics appropriate to
the shape of the data to
compare center and spread
of two or more different data
sets
(including slope, intercept,
and correlation coefficient)
Fits an appropriate model to
data that represents two
quantitative variables
understanding of basic
statistical measures as
demonstrated through
arguments, claims, and
interpretations