Question

how will the outlier in this graph affect the line of best fit? it will not affect the line of best fit. the line will slope more downward (flatter). the line will slope more upward (steeper).

Explanation:

Outliers pull the line of best - fit in their direction. In this scatter - plot, the outlier is to the right and somewhat lower than the main cluster of points. This will cause the line of best - fit to slope more downward (flatten) as it tries to minimize the overall distance from all points.

Answer:

The line will slope more downward (flatter).