Question

If you wanted to draw the trend line for the given scatter plot, you would what.

A.) connect the data (1,3) and (8,24).
B.) connect all the data points together.
C.) draw the line that best represents the data.

Answer 1

If you wanted to draw the trend line for the given scatter plot, you would:

C.) draw the line that best represents the data.

Explanation:

We know that the trend line in a scatter plot which is also known as a Line of Best fit 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.

Hence, the best option that hold true is:

Option: C

C.) Draw the line that best represents the data.

Answer 2

Trendline is drawn over the data points of the scatter plot in order to project which way the plot is directed. If we want to draw the trend line, we should consider the points that will best represent the data. Therefore, the answer to this item is letter C.