Line of Best Fit from Graph

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• There is no line of best fit for this graph.

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A

• B

• C

• There is no line of best fit for this graph because there is no trend.

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 180 pages. 

• 12 chapters

• 15 chapters

• 18 chapters

• 21 chapters

Which scatter plot shows a linear relationship between x and y?

• Graph A

• Graph B

• Graph C

• Graph D

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

440 turtles 40 turtles 150 turtles 90 turtles

• 440 turtles

• 40 turtles

• 150 turtles

• 90 turtles

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions

• To make the graph look pretty

• To connect the points

• To make it look like you know what you are doing

Which line is the best fit for the data? (Half points above the line, half points below the line.)

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Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5

What type of association does this graph have?

• positive

• negative

• none

• all of the above

Identify any outliers.

• Outlier at x = 18

• Outlier at x = 12

• Outlier at x = 6

• There aren't any outliers in this graph.

Which of the following could be a possible line of best fit for the data?

• y = -5/2x + 20

• y = -x + 19

• y = x + 20

• y = 2/3x + 15