Question

A line that is used to represent the linear trend in the data is called the line of best fit. When finding the error of the line of best fit, which statement holds true?

a. If the error is less than one, the line of best fit is the linear equation of the data.
b. The smaller the error, the better the fit.
c. If the error is greater than one, there is no correlation to the line of best fit.
d. The larger the error, the better the fit.

Answer 1

The answer to this is B.

Answer 2

Hey there,

Question is stating: A line that is used to represent the linear trend in the data is called the line of best fit. When finding the error of the line of best fit, which statement holds true?

Your correct answer would be "The smaller the error, the better the fit. ".

Hope this helps.

~Jurgen