Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't.
In the Euclidean plane. a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. Also, the equation of a straight line is simpler than that of curved lines.
Finally, there is the Occam Rule which can be put as follows: when there are lots of possibilities to choose from, go for the simplest one. There are infinitely many curves (including a straight line) that can go through a pair of points.
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A frequency curve is a graph obtained by joining the points of a frequency polygon freehand smoothly.
when two or more points can create a straight line
if it touches at three points it is a straight line. Since it is also an asymptote, it will be a straight horizontal line (zero slope)
A continuous linear function produces a straight line graph that can be extended indefinitely in either direction. If the two ordered pairs are plotted on a graph then a straight line can be drawn joining these points. If that line is extended beyond both ends then there are no set limits and the function becomes continuous.
So that you can plot out the points of a straight line on graph paper.