Question

Use technology to find the line of best fit for the following data. (1, 4), (2, 3), (3,5), (4,4), (5,5) When the equation of the line is in the form y=mx+b, what is the value of **m**?

Answer 1

The value of m is 0.2.

Explanation:

Using linear regression on the given data points [(1, 4), (2, 3), (3, 5), (4, 4), (5, 5)], we obtain the following line of best fit equation:

y = 0.2x + 3.4

From this equation, we can see that the value of m (the slope of the line) is 0.2.

Therefore, the value of m in the equation y = mx + b, for the line of best fit for the given data, is 0.2.