Question

The “line of best fit” for a scatterplot is the line that __________.

A.
includes at least 3 data points in the data set
B.
is the smallest distance away from every point in the data set
C.
goes through the maximum and minimum data points of the data set with respect to the independent variable
D.
goes through the maximum and minimum data points of the data set with respect to the dependent variable

Answer 1

I think it's B. In Algebra 2, I was taught that a scatter plot needs to be as close, if not exactly on each point...