Estimate lines of best fit to make and test conjectures. 0806.5.7
Links verified on 1/29/2010
- Line of Best Fit - using graph paper and a strand of spaghetti (uncooked) [This expired page is brought to you by the Internet archive, the Wayback Machine.]
- Line of Best Fit - using a graphing calculator [This expired page is brought to you by the Internet archive, the Wayback Machine.]
- Line of Best Fit - This activity (from Illuminations) allows the user to enter a set of data, plot the data on a coordinate grid, and determine the equation for a line of best fit.
- Line of Best Fit Applet - you can enter up to 10 points in the given chart
- Line of Best Fit Explanation - [format: discussion between student and mentor] why the line of best fit does not always touch as many points as possible on a scatter plot
- Linear Regression and Excel - suggestions on making graphs displaying linear regression as well as making modifiations to the trend lines.
- Regression - Plot a bivariate data set, determine the line of best fit for their data, and then check the accuracy of your line of best fit
- Scatter Plot and Line of Best Fit - use interactive grid to create your own scatter plot(s)
- Using a Graphing Calculator to Display the Line of Best Fit - specific to the TI-83+/84+ graphing calculator
- Using Excel to Display a Scatterplot - this step by step module, written by Internet4Classrooms, shows how to display a line of best fit (called a trend line in Excel)
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