Question

look at this scatter plot.
complete the sentence about the data.
the line of best fit must follow the
in the data and have a
.

Explanation:

To determine the blanks, we analyze the scatter plot. The line of best fit follows the trend (pattern) in the data. Observing the plot, as \( x \) increases, \( y \) generally increases, so the slope is positive.

Answer:

The line of best fit must follow the \(\boldsymbol{\text{trend}}\) in the data and have a \(\boldsymbol{\text{positive slope}}\).