A Technique for Fitting a Straight Line to a Scattergram

question 77

Multiple Choice

A technique for fitting a straight line to a scattergram by minimizing the square of the vertical distances of all the points from the line is known as the ________.

• A)least-square procedure
• B)scatter diagram plot
• C)sum of square errors procedure
• D)maximum residual procedure

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Definitions:

Nutrient Absorption

The process by which nutrients from digested food are taken up from the intestinal tract into the bloodstream.

Small Intestine

A long, coiled part of the digestive system where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients takes place.

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Seeds

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