Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2011
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3. Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
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Exercise 38 Page 744

After plotting the points on a coordinate plane, connect them to see the type of curve that best fits them.

Graph:

Model: Linear

Practice makes perfect

We want to determine the most appropriate model for the given data set. (6,5), (7, 2), (8,- 1), (9,- 4), (10,-7)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 straight line. Therefore, the most appropriate model for the data set is a linear model. Let's now remove the curve and leave only the given points.