Line of Best Fit from Scatter Plot

Which line is the best fit for the data?

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Which line is the best fit for the data?

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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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Which line is the best fit line for this scatter plot?

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• b

• c

• d

Suppose data related to the AVERAGE Temperature outside (T) and the number of winter Coats (C) sold at a store is collected and graphed.

The LINE OF BEST FIT has the equation C = -3T + 150.

Use this equation to predict the number of coats sold when the average temperature outside is 20°.

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• 75

• 90

• 115

Suppose a LINE OF BEST FIT passes through the points (6, 34) and (8, 50). The EQUATION of this line is . . .? (hint: find the slope and the equation in point-slope form. THEN put it into slope-intercept form)

• y = 8x – 5

• y = 2x

• y = 2x + 7

• y = 8x – 14

When scatter plots demonstrate a linear relationship, a(n) ​ (a)   line can be used to show the general pattern of the data.

• straight

• points

• outlier

• association

• cluster

What is another term for trend line?

• Straight line

• Linear

• Line of Best Fit

How do I determine the y-intercept of the trend line from a graph?

• look where the line crosses the y-axis

• use the slope formula