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line of best fit

line of best fit

Assessment

Flashcard

Mathematics

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
8.EE.B.5, HSF-LE.A.1B, HSS.ID.B.5

+3

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a line of best fit?

Back

A line that best represents the data on a scatter plot, showing the trend of the data points.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you determine if a line is a good line of best fit?

Back

A good line of best fit minimizes the distance between the line and all data points, showing a clear trend.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a positive association in a graph indicate?

Back

As one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a negative association in a graph indicate?

Back

As one variable increases, the other variable decreases.

Tags

CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean if there is no association in a graph?

Back

There is no clear trend; changes in one variable do not affect the other.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the equation of a line in slope-intercept form?

Back

y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.6

CCSS.8.F.A.3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the slope of a line?

Back

The slope indicates the steepness of the line and the direction of the relationship between variables.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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