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Unit 2 – Exploring Two–Variable Data
Topic 2.6
What is the purpose of finding the line of best fit in linear regression?
To minimize the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values.
To maximize the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values.
To describe the relationship between the dependent and independent variables.
To connect all the data points on a scatterplot.
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