Line of Best Fit
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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a Line of Best Fit?
Back
A Line of Best Fit is a straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot, showing the general direction of the data points.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How do you determine the Line of Best Fit on a scatter plot?
Back
The Line of Best Fit is determined by visually assessing the scatter plot and drawing a line that minimizes the distance of all points from the line.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a positive correlation indicate?
Back
A positive correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does a negative correlation indicate?
Back
A negative correlation indicates that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the purpose of the Line of Best Fit?
Back
The purpose of the Line of Best Fit is to summarize the relationship between two variables and make predictions based on that relationship.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a scatter plot?
Back
A scatter plot is a graph that displays two variables as points on a Cartesian plane, showing the relationship between them.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does it mean if there is no correlation between two variables?
Back
No correlation means that there is no predictable relationship between the two variables; changes in one do not affect the other.
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