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What does a best-fit line on a graph show us?
a line of best fit emphasizes the overall trend shown by all the data taken as a whole :DDD
A line on a scatter plot that helps show the correlation between data sets more clearly?
A line of best fit or a trend line.
Is the best fit line the same as the line of best fit?
Yes but phrased differently
What is a line that is not a line but is almost a line?
A line of best-fit.
Why does best fit line does not touch all data points?
Because the "best fit" line is usually required to be a straight line, but the data points are not all on one straight line. (If they were, then the best-fit line would be a real no-brainer.)
What does a best-fit line on a graph show us?
a line of best fit emphasizes the overall trend shown by all the data taken as a whole :DDD
A line on a scatter plot that helps show the correlation between data sets more clearly?
A line of best fit or a trend line.
Why is it preferable to draw a line of best fit rather than to connect the dots?
show a trend
Is the best fit line the same as the line of best fit?
Yes but phrased differently
What is a line of best fit on a line graph?
The line that minimized the sum of the squares of the diffences of each point from the line is the line of best fit.
What is a line that is not a line but is almost a line?
A line of best-fit.
Why does best fit line does not touch all data points?
Because the "best fit" line is usually required to be a straight line, but the data points are not all on one straight line. (If they were, then the best-fit line would be a real no-brainer.)
What is the difference between a trend line and a line of best fit and how are they useful in analyzing data?
What is the difference between a trend line and a line of best fit
Does the line of best fit have to start from the origin?
The line of best fit does not have to pass through the 0 (origin) and rarely does
What is the process of finding line of best fit called?
Finding the line of best fit is called linear regression.
What is a best-fit-line?
A best-fit line is the straight line which most accurately represents a set of data/points. It is defined as the line that is the smallest average distance from the data/points. Refer to the related links for an illustration of a best fit line.
What is an example of a best fit line?
Check out the related links section below to see an example of a line of best fit.
