Line of Best Fit and Linear Regression

The scatterplot shows the number of people in each of 8 different households and the average amount of money each household spent on groceries. Based on the scatterplot, what is the best prediction of the average amount of money spent on groceries for a household that has 7 people?

• $240

• $190

• $210

• $300

Which line is the best line of best fit?

• a

• b

• c

• i don't see any lines

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The scatter plot shows the relationship between the number of chapters and the total number of pages for several books.  Use the trend line to predict how many chapters would be in a book with 140 pages. 

• 12 chapters

• 19 chapters

• 14 chapters

• 21 chapters

Shown is a residual plot. Would a linear regression model of the data be most appropriate?

• YES

• NO

Shown is a residual plot. Would a linear regression model of the data be most appropriate?

• YES

• NO

The scatter plot shows the number coffee shops in different cities and the number of violent crimes. Which of the following is NOT true?

• A) As the number of coffee shops increase, violent crimes appears to increase.

• B) The line of best fit (regression line) shows a positive correlation

• C) The data has a positive correlation coefficient

• D) An increase in coffee shops causes an increase in violent crimes

After performing analyses on a set of data, Mrs. Schoeneck examined the scatter plot of the residual values for each analysis. Which scatter plot indicated the best linear fit for the data?

• A

• B

• C

Shown is a residual plot. How many positive residuals are there?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 9

• This residual plot represents a linear fit.
• This residual plot represents a nonlinear fit.
• This residual plot represents no fit.

Shown is a residual plot. How many negative residuals are there?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 9