Big Ideas Math Algebra 1, 2015
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5. Analyzing Lines of Fit
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Exercise 6 Page 206

Make a table of the residual values and then graph them on a scatter plot.

Yes, see solution.

Practice makes perfect
Let's begin by making a table of the residual values.
x y y=6x+4 y-value From Model Residual
1 13 6( 1)+4 10 13-10= 3
2 14 6( 2)+4 16 14-16= -2
3 23 6( 3)+4 22 23-22= 1
4 26 6( 4)+4 28 26-28= -2
5 31 6( 5)+4 34 31-34= -3
6 42 6( 6)+4 40 42-40= 2
7 45 6( 7)+4 46 45-46= -1
8 52 6( 8)+4 52 52-52= 0
9 62 6( 9)+4 58 62-58= 4

Now we can create a scatter plot using the given x-values and our residuals. Remember, if the model is a good fit for the data, the scatter plot will be evenly distributed above and below the x-axis. Also, there will be no apparent patterns.

Scatter plot

This line of fit models the data well. It is evenly distributed above and below the x-axis.