How is the best-fitting line between the points in a scatter plot defined? Choos

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How is the best-fitting line between the points in a scatter plot defined? Choose the correct answer below. The line that gives the largest sum of the vertical distances between each point and the line The line that gives the largest sum of the squared vertical distances between each point and the line The line that gives the smallest sum of the squared vertical distances between each point and the line The line that gives the smallest sum of the vertical distances between each point and the line The line that has a sum of the squared vertical distances between each point and the line of 0

Explanation / Answer

It minimizes sum of squares of error

Hence C is the answer

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