Fitting Data Practice #1
Name _________________________
The data is the number of seconds for a world record in the
one-mile run since the year 1945.
Car Crashes vs. Fatalities involving 15-17 year old drivers in the
Western States for 2006. Utah is listed first. A teen-driver crash
occurs in Utah every 35 minutes. Don't be a statistic.
What is the beginning?
What is the beginning (hint: watch the scale)?
Draw on a line of best fit. What is this relation?
Draw on a line of best fit. What is this relation?
Use 2 points on the line to calculate the slope. Show work:
Use 2 points on the line to calculate the slope. Show work:
Write your line of best fit in function notation.
Write your line of best fit in function notation.
Fitting Data Practice #1
400-Meter Individual Medley in Olympics 1964 – 2008
Name _________________________
This graph depicts the annual earnings of a worker on minimum
wage for the years 1950 – 2005
(Michael Phelps are the last 2 entries) (gold)
What is the beginning?
What is the beginning?
Draw on a line of best fit. What is this relation?
Draw on a line of best fit. What is this relation?
Use 2 points on the line to calculate the slope. Show work:
Use 2 points on the line to calculate the slope. Show work:
Write your line of best fit in function notation.
Write your line of best fit in function notation.