Students will learn how to draw a line of best fit for a set of data using m&m's and a "Bungee."

A tutorial on how to find the line of best fit or least-squares regression line for a set of data in a scatter plot using different methods and calculations.

In this activity, students find lines of best fit to model Olympic data.

The practice problem has learners sketch a line of best fit, create a linear model, and compare both lines on a calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

The practice problem has learners sketch a line of best fit, create a linear model, and compare both lines on a calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

Learners sketch a line of best fit, create a linear model, and compare both lines on a calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

Students sketch a line of best fit, create a linear model, and compare both lines on a calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

The practice problem examines the line of best fit and scatter plots. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

The practice problem examines the line of best fit and scatter plots. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

Learners use a scatter plot to determine the line of best fit. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

Learners use a scatter plot to determine the line of best fit. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

The practice problem examines the line of best fit and a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

The practice problem examines the line of best fit and a scatter plot. The scatter plot is available in PDF format.

The exercise has learners create the line of best fit for the given points. The handout is available in PDF format.

The exercise has learners create the line of best fit for the given points. The handout is available in PDF format.

The practice problem explores the validity of the line of best fit and a linear regression model created on a graphing calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

The practice problem explores the validity of the line of best fit and a linear regression model created on a graphing calculator. The given points are available in PDF format.

Students investigate the line of best fit and the regression feature of a graphing calculator. The example consists of a math graph with given points that are available in PDF format.

Learners investigate the line of best fit and the regression feature of a graphing calculator. The example consists of a math graph with given points that are available in PDF format.

Create your own scatter plot or use real-world data and try to fit a line to it. Explore how individual data points affect the correlation coefficient and best-fit line.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Make a scatter plot of data and find the line of best fit to represent that data.

Students will use this activity for the following Algebra concepts: Review of Direct Variation; Properties of direct variations; Finding the constant of variations from data sets; Find missing values in data sets both numerically and...

Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The lesson has an overview, material, procedures, and evaluation techniques.

Three different concepts are examined about scatter plots. Topics featured are collecting data, analyzing scatter plots, and determining a line of "best fit". The instructional activity has an overview, material, procedures, and...