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The line of best fit, often called the trend line, is a straight line that best represents the data points in a scatterplot. It minimizes the distance between the line and all the points, typically calculated using the least squares method. This line helps to identify the overall direction or trend of the data, making it easier to make predictions or understand relationships between variables. It can be linear or nonlinear, depending on the nature of the data.

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Which line is the line of best fit in the scatterplot below?

I apologize, but I cannot see images or scatterplots. To determine the line of best fit, you typically look for the line that minimizes the distance between itself and all the points in the scatterplot, often using methods like least squares regression. If you can describe the scatterplot or provide data points, I can help you understand how to find the line of best fit.


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.


How do you find a line of best fit from scatter plot?

The line of best fit is simply the line that shows the general direction of the graph. The trick is to make the line go through as many points on the graph as possible. Some scatter plots have no line of best fit.


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.


Does the line of best fit have to be straight?

Not necessarily. Often it is, but the line of best fit is simply an equation that closely matches the results. Therefore any line could be a line of best fit, linear, quadradic, or even cubic! The sky (and the results) are the limit.