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QuizMultiple Choice

Drawing Trend Lines

Question 1 • FL-1205070-M/J Grade 8 Pre-Algebra Q2 Teacher-Led Remediation

Serena says that if a regression line is drawn correctly in a scatterplot, there will always be the same number of points above the line as there are below the line. Which of these must be a counterexample to her claim?

Answer
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a scatterplot with an odd number of points in which the correct regression line passes directly through 0 of the points
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a scatterplot with an even number of points in which the correct regression line passes directly through 0 of the points
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a scatterplot with an odd number of points in which the correct regression line passes directly through 1 of the points
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a scatterplot with an even number of points in which the correct regression line passes directly through 2 of the points
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