tracksofakillercollection

=media type="custom" key="1620807"Making a Collection=

We have data from our activity in the form (height, stride length). Given just these measurements, how well can we predict a person's stride length given his/her height?

1. Accross the top of the Fathom indow is a shelf with tools for making objects. 2. Drag a case table from the shelf into the document.

When you click, your mouse pointer becomes a closed fist. As you move the mouse over the document, you see a frame that shows you where the case table will be placed when you release the mouse. As you move the mouse over the document, you see a frame that shows you where the case table will be placed when you release the mouse.

You should get an empty table similar to the one shown below: 3. Click once on. 4. Type **Height** fo the first attribute and press **Enter**. When you press enter, a box representing an empty collection appears next to the table. 5. Make another attribute **Stride_Length** for the average length of the person's stride in in. 6. With the table selected, go up to the tool bar and under the **Table** menu, choose **Show Units**. A row for units should appear under your attributes. Type in //in// for Height and //in// for Stride_Length.

Double-click on the label //Collection I// in the title of either the table or the collection. This action should bring up a dialog box for renaming the collection. Type //Tracks of a Killer Activty// and click OK.

Contine to Entering Data. Return to Tracks of a Killer.