Question

The least-squares regression line is ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. the line that passes through the most data points.

Step-by-step explanation:

Regression analysis, is used to draw the line of‘ best fit’ through co-ordinates on a graph. The techniques used enable a mathematical equation of the straight line form y=mx+c to be deduced for a given set of co-ordinate values, the line being such that the sum of the deviations of the co-ordinate values from the line is a minimum, i.e.

The least-squares regression lines  is the line of best fit