Line of Best Fit

Line that best represents the scatter plot.

If there is a positive correlation, then your line of best fit should have a positive slope.

If there is a negative correlation, then your line of best fit has a negative slope.

If there is no correlation, then there is no line of best fit.​

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​Drawing lines of Best Fit

1. Determine the correlation if there is one.

2. Draw line that represents scatter plot, line should be bet​ween as many as possible.

3. The line should be able to predict the next point or any point.​

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​Determine equation

Writing equation of line of best fit.

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