Question

A line is drawn on a scatter plot as shown below.

which statement best describes the line?

A. it cannot be the line of best fit because does not show a positive linear relationship


B. it cannot be the line of best fit because it does not pass through all the data points

C. it can be the line of best fit because it passes through all the data points

D. it can be the line of best fit because it closely fits the data points

Answer 1

D. It closely fits the data points.

Explanation:

This is a negative linear relationship.

It's not possible to draw a straight line through all the points but D is pretty close to the points on the plot.