Mathematics GCSE
line of best fit
What line of best fit means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of line of best fit
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
One straight line following the trend with roughly as many points above it as below, which need not pass through the origin.
Topics that use line of best fit
- Statistics (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- bias
- box plot
- choosing an average
- Continuous Data
- correlation and causation
- Cumulative frequency graph
- Discrete Data
- Extrapolation
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