Line of Best Fit

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Mathematics

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9th - 12th Grade

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8.EE.B.5, HSS.ID.B.5, 6.NS.B.3

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To show the overall trend of a data set, we can use a Line of Best Fit.

A line of best fit should:

Follow the trend of the data
Split the data in half
Help to estimate or predict values that are not already given in the set.

Line of Best Fit

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

Describe this scatter plot

It has a strong negative correlation

it has a weak positive correlation

no correlation

It has a strong positive correlation

Multiple Choice

Describe this scatter plot

weak postive correlation

weak negative correlation

no correlation

ham and cheese

Multiple Choice

Describe this scatter plot

mid strong correlation

weak negative correlation

strong negative correlation

no correlation

Multiple Choice

Describe this scatter plot

Stong positive correlation

Mid positive correlation

Mid negative correlation

Weak negative correlation

Multiple Select

Describe this scatter plot

no correlation

positive correlation

negative correlation

Multiple Choice

Is this line an accurate line estimate of best fit for the data?

Yes

Multiple Choice

Is this line an accurate line estimate of best fit for the data?

Yes

Multiple Choice

Which line is the best line of best fit?

i don't see any lines

Multiple Choice

Which line is line of best fit for the data?

Match

Match each scatter plot to its description.

Positive Correlation

Negative Correlation

No Correlation

Multiple Choice

Which line appears to fit the data better?

line A

line B

Multiple Choice

Select the statement that best describes the line.

The line is the line of best fit.

The line is NOT a line of best fit because it does not pass through two points.

The line is NOT a line of best fit because it does not go through the middle of the data set.

The line is NOT a line of best fit because it does not go through the origin.

Multiple Choice

Which shows a line of best fit?

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

To show the overall trend of a data set, we can use a Line of Best Fit.

A line of best fit should:

Follow the trend of the data
Split the data in half
Help to estimate or predict values that are not already given in the set.

Line of Best Fit

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