To Find the Slope from a Graph of Data for Which

question 63

Multiple Choice

To find the slope from a graph of data for which a linear relation is expected, you should

• A) use two nearby data points.
• B) use two data points as far away as possible from each other.
• C) use two nearby points on the best-fit line, which are not actual data points.
• D) use two distant points on the best-fit line, which are not actual data points.
• E) calculate the slope for every possible pair of data points, and average the values.

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