What is a scatter plot?
Scatter Plot & Line of Best Fit Practice

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A scatter plot is a graph that shows the relationship between two quantitative variables by displaying data points on a two-dimensional grid.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does the line of best fit represent in a scatter plot?
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The line of best fit represents the trend in the data, showing the general direction that the data points follow.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How do you determine the line of best fit?
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The line of best fit can be determined using statistical methods such as least squares regression, which minimizes the distance between the data points and the line.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the y-intercept of a line?
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The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, indicating the value of y when x is zero.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does a positive slope indicate in a line of best fit?
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A positive slope indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does a negative slope indicate in a line of best fit?
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A negative slope indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How can you use a line of best fit to make predictions?
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You can use the line of best fit to predict the value of one variable based on the value of another by substituting the known value into the equation of the line.
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