Linear Equations and Best Fitting Line Review

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What is a linear equation?

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What does the slope of a line represent?

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The slope of a line represents the rate of change of the dependent variable (y) with respect to the independent variable (x). It indicates how steep the line is.

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What is the y-intercept in a linear equation?

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How do you find the slope from two points?

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What is a line of best fit?

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A line of best fit is a straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot. It minimizes the distance between the line and all the points in the dataset.

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What does a positive correlation indicate?

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A positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases. The points on a scatter plot tend to rise from left to right.

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What does a negative correlation indicate?

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A negative correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. The points on a scatter plot tend to fall from left to right.

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What is the formula for slope-intercept form?

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How do you write an equation given a slope and a y-intercept?

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What is the significance of the line of best fit in data analysis?

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The line of best fit helps to summarize the relationship between two variables and can be used to make predictions based on the data.