Answer:
The correct options are;
a) Is
b) Passes through the middle of the plotted scatter data points on the graph
b) Is not
e Does not pass through the middle of the plotted scatter data points on the graph
Explanation:
Whereby the graph with the line of best fit on the left was drawn by Sylvia and the graph with the line of best fit on the right was drawn by Patrick, we have;
The line of best fit is a line that gives the relationship of the data points within a graph to each other, such that the line of best fit provides an approximation of the data on a graph
The line of best fit is the line that passes through the mid region of all the scatter points within a graph, and closeness of the data points on the scatter plot to the line of best fit, the higher the level of correlation between the line of best fit and the data.
Therefore, we have;
Sylva's line is a line of best fit because her line passes through the middle of the plotted scatter data points on the graph. Patrick's line is not a line of best fit as his line does not pass through the middle of the plotted scatter data points on the graph.