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When data is displayed with a scatter plot, it is often useful to attempt to represent that data with the equation of a straight line. what is this line called and what is it�…

When data is displayed with a scatter plot, it is often useful to attempt to represent that data with the equation of a straight line. what is this line called and what is it�…
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When data is displayed with a scatter plot, it is often useful to attempt to represent that data with the equation of a straight line. what is this line called and what is it's purpose?

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The line is often referred to as the "line of best fit", this line is drawn so that more accurate conclusions can be drawn from given data. This has numerous uses across the sciences.
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