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Which scatter plot below would best be modeled by using linear regression?

Which scatter plot below would best be modeled by using linear regression?-example-1

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Answer:

Top

Explanation:

The closer the data points come to forming a straight line when plotted, the higher the correlation between the two variables, or the stronger the relationship. Therefore, the top option has the most closest lines to a linear function.

(Ex. 1) Y=4x-2

This example shows the corresponding possibilities of a linear regression because of the way the line is represented as graphed, making a straight line as similar to the top option

(Ex. 2) f(x) = x^2-5+15

This example dialates to a similar option like the third option, which isnt linear regression because of it being a quadratic function.

In a nut shell, all data plotted on the graph that are formed closer together and corresponds to a linear equation is a linear regression

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