Line of Best Fit Equations

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Objective

I can determine the equation of a line of best fit for a given set of data.

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Warm-up video

Mario's Math Tutoring · 6:03

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    When estimating the line of best fit, you want to draw a line that comes as close to the points as possible, with some points above and some below the line.

  2. 2

    To find the slope of the estimated line of best fit, you select two points on the line and use the slope formula.  The formula is:                                                                                                                                                       m =           -                                                                                                                  -

  3. 3

    After finding the slope, you can use either the point-slope form or the slope-intercept form to write the equation of the line of best fit.  Write down each formula below:

Part 3 of 4

Practice

8 questions

1

When visually estimating a line of best fit for a scatter plot, what is the main goal regarding the data points?

2

Which two forms of a linear equation are discussed in the video for writing the equation of a line of best fit?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

An estimated line of best fit passes through the points (2, 5) and (6, 1). Determine the equation of this line in slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). Show all steps for finding the slope and the y-intercept.

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