Example 2

Lindsay created the following table, which shows the population of fruit flies over the last 10 weeks. She estimates that the population of fruit flies can be represented by the equation [math]y = 46x – 40[/math]. Using residuals, determine if her representation is a good estimate.

 

Walch Education

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
estimate  fit  graph  population  residual  residual-plot  table  table-of-values 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English
 
 
 
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