What is a Line of Best Fit?

Lines of Best Fit

Flashcard
•
Mathematics
•
8th Grade
•
Easy
Quizizz Content
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
Student preview

15 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
A Line of Best Fit is a straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot, showing the overall trend of the data points.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you determine a good Line of Best Fit?
Back
A good Line of Best Fit minimizes the distance between the line and all the data points, ideally passing through or near most of them.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a positive slope in a Line of Best Fit indicate?
Back
A positive slope indicates a positive correlation between the two variables, meaning as one variable increases, the other also tends to increase.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a negative slope in a Line of Best Fit indicate?
Back
A negative slope indicates a negative correlation between the two variables, meaning as one variable increases, the other tends to decrease.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an outlier in a data set?
Back
An outlier is a data point that differs significantly from other observations, which can affect the accuracy of the Line of Best Fit.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why might a trend line not be a good fit for the data?
Back
A trend line may not be a good fit if it does not pass through most data points, if there are outliers, or if the data does not show a clear trend.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a scatter plot?
Back
A scatter plot is a graph that displays values for typically two variables for a set of data, showing how much one variable is affected by another.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Scatter Plots and Trend Lines Prediction

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
15 questions
Scatter Plots Review

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
14 questions
Scatter Plot & Line of Best Fit Practice

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
15 questions
T14 - Writing equations for trend lines

Flashcard
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Scatterplot and Line of Best Fit

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
15 questions
Scatter Plots

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
15 questions
Scatterplots

Flashcard
•
9th Grade - University
12 questions
Statistics Vocabulary

Flashcard
•
8th Grade - University
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
20 questions
Math Review - Grade 6

Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
math review

Quiz
•
4th Grade
5 questions
capitalization in sentences

Quiz
•
5th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Juneteenth History and Significance

Interactive video
•
5th - 8th Grade
15 questions
Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Quiz
•
5th Grade
10 questions
R2H Day One Internship Expectation Review Guidelines

Quiz
•
Professional Development
12 questions
Dividing Fractions

Quiz
•
6th Grade