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Trevor drew lines of best fit for two scatter plots, as shown. Which statement describes the placement of the lines Trevor drew?

Trevor drew lines of best fit for two scatter plots, as shown. Which statement describes-example-1
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Answer: a) only line A is a well placed line of best fit

Explanation:

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Answer:

A)Only Line A is well placed line of best fit

Explanation:

Best fit line :A line through a scatter plot of data points that best expresses the relationship between those points is called best fit line

The least-squares method provides the closest relationship between the dependent and independent variables by minimizing the distance between the residuals and the line of best fit

By considering both the given graphs

We can see that Line A gives the minimum distance between residuals and line of best fit whereas Line B does not give the minimum distance between residuals and line of best fit

So,Option A is true

A)Only Line A is well placed line of best fit

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