Question

A student creates a scatter plot to model the relationship between the height of a plant, in inches, and its age, in weeks. The student needs to fit a line to the data on the scatter plot.Which option is the best way to fit a line to the scatter plot?

Answer 1

"Draw a line such that it passes through the data point that is most in the middle."

1) The best way to draw a line of best fit, having a scatterplot is to draw

a line that passes through the middle of those points.

2) So examining the choices, the answer is:

3) The third one:

"Draw a line such that it passes through the data point that is most in the middle."