Question

Peter attempted to use the divide-center method to find the line of best fit on a scatterplot.

What was his mistake?

He had a different number of points to the left of the vertical line than to the right of the vertical line.

He had a different number of points above the line of best fit than below the line of best fit.

Answer 1

a: He had a different number of points to the left of the vertical line than to the right of the vertical line.

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Answer 2

He had a different number of points above the line of best fit than below the line of best fit.

Explanation:

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