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Line of best fit
Meaning
Noun
●
In Mathematics:
A
line
on a
scatter plot
that best
defines
or
expresses
the
trend
shown in the
plotted
points
. It is
chosen
so that the
sum
of the
squares
of the
distances
from the
points
to the
line
is a
minimum
. It also
illustrates
the
correlation
(positive,
negative
, or
zero
correlation
) between the
plotted
variables.
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