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Why is the line a good fit for the data shown in the scatter plot?

Why is the line a good fit for the data shown in the scatter plot?-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

There is a linear association between the variables x and y if we can see how the data follows a straight line trend. In this case, we can see that in general when the x variable increase, the y variable decrease with a considerable slope. So, we can say that there is a strong linear association.

Therefore, the

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