Question

Steven wants to come up with an equation to show the relationship between the height and the weight of dogs. He collects data on 20 dogs and plots the scatter plot shown here. In this activity, you will use this scatter plot to find the equation that models the relationship between the height and the weight of dogs. Part A Which line best fits the data, l, m, or n? Why?

Answer 1

The data points are not evenly distributed above and below the line. Most of them are above the line. So, the line doesn’t fit the data.

Explanation:

sample

Answer 2

l

Explanation:

The line l fits the data best because most of the points are on or around it.