Copy of Sprinkler System Line of Best Fit
Approximate a linear model that best fits a set of data to water the flowers in a garden.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
What strategy did you use to position the sprinkler line to water the most flowers in the garden?
What kind of correlation does this scatter plot have? What kind of slope should the best fit line have?
What two values do we need to find in order to write an equation for the best fit line?
What steps would we need to take in order to find the equation for the best fit line?
How does the line of best fit relate to the position of a set of points?