Lines of Best Fit and Residuals

Lines of Best Fit and Residuals

Starting from the line of best fit, adjust the line for a data set and observe how the residuals and sum of squared residuals change.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Offene Frage 1

What is the value for the sum of the residuals for the line of best fit? Can you find another line with the same value for this sum? Explain why this is not considered a line of best fit.

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Offene Frage 2

How does the sum of the squares of the residuals for the line of best fit and any other line compare?

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