Question

@ganeshie8

Answer 1

Ms. McCarroll drew this scatterplot on the board.
Which graph most accurately represents the line of best fit for Ms. McCarroll’s scatterplot?

B

Answer 2

I'd pick the one with the fewest possible outliers

Answer 3

I was stuck between B and D.

Answer 4

What do you think @ganeshie8

Answer 5

Between B and D, one of them has more outliers.

Answer 6

^^

Answer 7

Are outliers the dots that are DIRECTLY on the line? Not beside it?

Answer 8

Furthermore, one of them has more points touching the line.

Answer 9

How many points are touching the line in option B? How many touching in option D?

Answer 10

I should say "intersecting" rather than "touching"

Answer 11

knowing what the line of best fit is, you should be able to....

Answer 12

D as the one with the most dots directly on

Answer 13

How so?

Answer 14

Sorry, I had to answer the phone downstairs. :p

Answer 15

They're directly on it not even a little bit beside it. The one with the closest dots is B.

Answer 16

It helps to actually count the dots that intersect the line rather than trying to eyeball it. If a dot touches the line, then that counts as intersecting.

Answer 17

So what is your final answer... B or D?

Answer 18

If we're looking for the ones with the most dots toughing the line then B, my original answer.

Answer 19

I just noticed you chose B originally. Maybe next time when you post the answer choices, include something like "I chose option B as my answer". If you write just "B" alone, I won't know what that means by itself.

Answer 20

Oh, ok! Thanks! :)