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.
(- 3,8), (- 1, 6), (0,5), (2,3), (3,2)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.
