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An Introduction to Income Inequality in America: Economics, History, Law

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.01.06

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Income Inequality Control

Aparna Shyam

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This unit is designed to strengthen high school students’ understanding of statistical concepts related to linear regression. Many students report that in the past, they have not received enough opportunities in their mathematics classes to engage in peer-to-peer discourse about topics that are meaningful to them. Rather, their mathematics courses have focused primarily on execution of algorithms. By having students study linear regression in the context of income inequality, my aim is to show students that statistics can be open-ended. More specifically, it can be used to analyze real-world problems and come up with solutions accordingly. The main question students will investigate throughout the unit plan is, “Which factors contribute to the disparity in income among people of different income brackets and to what extent?”

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