Question

Tariq wrote the equation y=3.2x to represent the line of best fit for the data shown. Is his line a good representation for the data? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

The way to find the line of best fit by estimate is to have about half the points be above and below the line of best fit. In this case Tariq followed the first few points of the data but his estimate would be very off after 10 on the x axis. This would not accurately predict what the next data point could be.