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I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO ANSWER THIS ONE QUESTION PLEASE!

Can a set of data have more than one line of best fit? Why or why not?

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Answer:

yes because for data you need more than one line.

Explanation:

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2 Answers. It is certainly possible (in mostly silly cases). For example, suppose you sample the same x value twice and get two experimental y values that differ. One such case might be getting the points (0,−1) and (0,1) if we sample x=0 twice.

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