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  1. February 23rd 2009, 03:38 AM #1
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    [SOLVED] Scatter plots and lines of best fit

    Please help me

    How do you find the line of best fit from a scatter plot diagram.
    What are the steps? what is line of best fit mean?

    Thank you
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  2. February 23rd 2009, 03:53 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by atom360 View Post
    Please help me

    How do you find the line of best fit from a scatter plot diagram.
    What are the steps? what is line of best fit mean?

    Thank you
    The line of best fit is typically the line that goes through the most amount of dots or points on the scatter plot, creating a straight line
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    Quote Originally Posted by atom360 View Post
    Please help me

    How do you find the line of best fit from a scatter plot diagram.
    What are the steps? what is line of best fit mean?

    Thank you
    Read:

    Line of Best Fit

    Statistics 1 - Line of Best Fit

    Scatter Plot and Line of Best Fit
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