After plotting the points on a coordinate plane, connect them to see the type of curve that best fits them.
Graph:
Model: Quadratic
Practice makes perfect
We want to determine the most appropriate model for the given data set.
(- 3,- 11), (- 2, - 5), (-1,- 3), (0,- 5)
To do so we will plot and connect the given points on a coordinate plane. Then we can see the type of curve that best fits.
We see that the curve that best fits the points is a parabola. Therefore, the most appropriate model for the data set is a quadratic model.
