Linear Models

Linear Models

Line of Best Fit and the 100-meter dash at the Olympic games

Use the data collected on the winning times for the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games from 1896 to 2016 to come up with the line of best fit

• Look at the video on the next page on how to find the line of best fit

• Use that linear model to answer the questions that follow

How to calculate a linear regression or line of best fit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvS2triCgOY

Predicting the winning times in the future

Using the linear regression you calculated with the data provided, you will answer questions that deal with potential winning times in the 100-meter dash for future events such as the 2060 Olympics. You will get the questions later on today.