Question

Given the data below, which of the following statements correctly describesthe relation of the point, (-2,2), to the line of best fit?(-3, 10), (-3, 11), (-2.5, 10.5), (-2.5, 9), (-2, 9.5), (-2, 8), (-1, 8), (-1, 6),(1,4), (1,3), (2, 2), (2,0)A. It is very near the line.B. It is quite a bit above the line.C. It is on the line.D. It is quite a bit below the line.

Answer 1

Let us first find the graph of the line of best fit using the given data.

Input the data into Desmos or any other graphing calculator

The graph of the line of best fit is shown below

As you can see from the above graph, the point (-2, 2) is not on the line of best fit, it is not very near the line of best fit but rather far away from it, it is not above the line of best fit but rather it is below the line of best fit.

Therefore, the correct statement is option D.

D. It is quite a bit below the line