Scatter Plots Best Line of Fit

What is a trend line?

• A line of best fit (or "trend" line) is a straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot. This line may pass through some of the points, none of the points, or all of the points

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Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What is a line of best fit used for?

• To make predictions
• To make the graph look pretty
• To connect the points
• To make it look like you know what you are doing

Choose the graph with a trend line that best fits the data.

• graph 1

• graph 2

• graph 3

• graph 4

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• There is no line of best fit for this graph

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• There is no line of best fit for this graph.
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following lines represents the line of best fit for the scatter plot?

• A
• B
• C
• D