The line of best fit
The question
In y = 0.25x + 4, what does 4 mean?
In y = 0.25x + 4, what does 4 mean?
How it works.
Hours practicedvsScore
In y = 0.25x + 4, what does 4 mean?
points at 0 hours
points at 0 hours
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A scatter plot puts two measurements against each other: Hours practiced along the bottom, Score up the side, and one dot for each thing measured. This question is about the line of best fit drawn through them.
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The number on its own is the intercept — the value when x is 0.
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So it is points at 0 hours: the value the line gives at zero Hours practiced.
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So the answer is "points at 0 hours".