Learning Exercise

Slope and Y-intercept

This assignment was created by Sue Bertelson of Brookings High School, Brookings, South Dakota. It demonstrates the relations of the least squares procedure to the regression line associated with a set of data points.

Course: Algebra, Modeling

Material:: Least Squares
Date last modified:: July 23, 2004
Created by:: Kurt Cogswell
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Least Squares

Visual explanation of the least squares procedure. see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: William Finzer, KCP Technologies

Exercise

Disciplines

Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics / Calculus / Multivariable

Audience

Requirements

Linear equations

Topics

Least squares, regression line, slope, y-intercept

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

Students will plot data points. Students will interpret the positive slope of a line as a rate of change. Students will interpret the meaning of a line in the context of real life data. Students will be introduced to the least square regression line.