Question

The “line of best fit” for a scatterplot is the line that __________.
A.
includes at least 3 data points in the data set
B.
is the smallest distance away from every point in the data set
C.
goes through the maximum and minimum data points of the data set with respect to the independent variable
D.
goes through the maximum and minimum data points of the data set with respect to the dependent variable

Answer 1

i think B makes the most sense but I'm not positive

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

refer to this for more details http://mathbits.com/MathBits/TISection/Statistics1/LineFit.htm

Answer 4

so

Answer 5

B?

Answer 6

WOW THANKS

Answer 7

B IT IS