The Equation of the Line of Best Fit How does the calculator calculate the vales for the slope and y- intercept of the line of best fit? This lesson will go through the process that the calculator uses. Using this method, and showing all your work, if you complete the following questions correctly and submit them to Mrs. Matthews on Monday Nov. 7th during homeroom, you will receive extra credit. Write the equation of the line of best fit for the data below. Calculate and interpret the value of the correlation coefficient. Car Stopping Distances Speed (mi/h) 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Stopping Distance (ft) 27 44 63 85 109 136 164 196
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Write the equation of the line of best fit for the following data. Step 1: Extend your table Time Miles 5 27 10 46 14 71 18 78 22 107
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Complete the extended table: Time Miles Time●Miles Time2 Miles2 5 27 10 46 14 71 18 78 22 107 Totals
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Time Miles Miles●Time Time2 Miles2 5 27 135 25 729 10 46 460 100 2116 14 71 994 196 5041 18 78 1404 324 6084 22 107 2354 484 11449 Totals 69 329 5347 1129 25419
Symbols Let us discus the symbols used in the formula for slope and y-intercept. n = Number of pairs n in this case is… 5 x = Independent variable (usually the 1st variable) In this case the independent variable is… Time y = Dependent variable (usually 2nd variable) In this case the dependent variable is… Miles
Symbols Σ: this symbol (called sigma) means to add up Therefore Σx means to add up all the x-values. In this case Σx = 69 Σy means to add up all the y-values. In this case Σy = 329 Σxy means to add up all the x●y values. In this case Σxy = 5347 Σx2 means to add up all the x2 values. In this case Σx2 = 1129 Σy2 means to add up all the y2 values. In this case Σy2 = 25419 (Σx)2 means to add up all the x-values and square the sum. In this case (Σx)2 = 4761 (Σy)2 means to add up all the x-values and square the sum. In this case (Σy)2 = 108241
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Step 2: Use the following formula to calculate the slope, m. m = nΣxy – Σx Σy nΣx2 – (Σx)2
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Step 2: Use the following formula to calculate the slope, m. m = nΣxy – Σx Σy nΣx2 – (Σx)2 = 5(5347) – (69)(329) 5(1129) – 4761 = 4034 884 = 2017 442
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Step 3: Use the following formula to calculate the y- intercept, b. b = Σy – mΣx n
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit Step 3: Use the following formula to calculate the y- intercept, b. b = Σy – mΣx n = 329 – (2017/442)(69) 5 = 1249 442
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit After we have found the values of m and b, write the equation of the line in decimal form to the nearest tenth: y = 2017 x + 1249 442 442 y = 4.6x + 2.8
The Equation of the Line of Best Fit r is calculated using the following formula:
The Correlation Coefficient