Math Problem Statement

Use technology to find an equation of the line of best fit for the data. Round the slope and the $y$ -intercept to the nearest hundredth.

$x$ $y$ $31$ $81$ $46$ $54$ $24$ $102$ $50$ $43$ $28$ $93$ $33$ $67$ $y=$

Solution

numpy as np from scipy.stats import linregress

Data points

x = np.array([31, 46, 24, 50, 28, 33]) y = np.array([81, 54, 102, 43, 93, 67])

Perform linear regression

slope, intercept, r_value, p_value, std_err = linregress(x, y)

Round slope and intercept to the nearest hundredth

slope = round(slope, 2) intercept = round(intercept, 2)

slope, interceptThe equation of the line of best fit for the data is:

y = -2.13x + 148.49

Would you like me to calculate or explain anything further about this?

Here are five related questions to consider:

  1. How can we interpret the slope of this line in context?
  2. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in this equation?
  3. How well does this line fit the data (e.g., using R-squared)?
  4. Can we use this equation to predict values of yy for specific xx?
  5. How would the line of best fit change if we added more data points?

Tip: Always evaluate the goodness of fit (e.g., R2R^2) to understand how well the line represents the data.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Linear Regression
Equations of Lines
Slope-Intercept Form

Formulas

y = mx + b
Slope formula: m = (Σ(xi - x̄)(yi - ȳ)) / Σ(xi - x̄)^2

Theorems

Least Squares Method

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 9-12