Question

a line that is used to represent the linear trend in the data is called the line of best fit. when finding the error of the line of best fit, which statement holds true? a. if the error is less than one, the line of best fit is the linear equation of the data. b. the smaller the error, the better the fit. c. if the error is greater than one, there is no correlation to the line of best fit. d. the larger the error, the better the fit. please select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d

Explanation:

The best - fit line in statistics is the line that minimizes the error between the observed data points and the values predicted by the line. A smaller error indicates a better fit of the line to the data. If there is no correlation (i.e., the data points are randomly scattered), the error in using a linear model to fit the data will be large.

Answer:

b. The smaller the error, the better the fit.