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    The graphing calculator has the capability of determining which line is the REAL lineofbestfit. The directions on this page were prepared using the TI83+ / TI84+ graphing calculator.

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    The graphing calculator has the capability of determining which line is the REAL lineofbestfit. The directions on this page were prepared using the TI83+ / TI84+ graphing calculator.

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    The graphing calculator has the capability of determining which line is the REAL lineofbestfit. The directions on this page were prepared using the TI83+ / TI84+ graphing calculator.

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    LineofBestFitwithCalculator

    LineofBestFit
    UsingaGraphingCalculator
    TopicIndex|AlgebraIndex|RegentsExamPrepCenter

    SowhichlineistheREAL"lineofbestfit"?
    InthelessononLineofBestFit(withoutthegraphingcalculator),wediscoveredthatfinding
    thelineofbestfitmayleadtomany"different"equationsdependinguponthepointschosento
    constructtheline.
    Simplystated,thegraphingcalculatorhasthecapabilityofdeterminingwhichlinewillactually
    representtheREALlineofbestfit.
    Thedirectionsonthispagewerepreparedusing
    theTI83+/TI84+graphingcalculator.
    Useofthegraphingcalculatorwillhelpyoutobetter
    understandtheconceptoflineofbestfit.

    Let'sexamineourfastfoodproblemagainwiththeuseofthe
    graphingcalculator.
    (ThisexampleandchartarefromMathBits.comandwereusedwithpermission.)

    Istherearelationshipbetweenthefatgrams
    andthetotalcaloriesinfastfood?

    Sandwich

    TotalFat
    Total
    (g)
    Calories

    Hamburger

    260

    Cheeseburger

    13

    320

    QuarterPounder

    21

    420

    QuarterPounderwithCheese

    30

    530

    BigMac

    31

    560

    ArchSandwichSpecial

    31

    550

    ArchSpecialwithBacon

    34

    590

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    CrispyChicken

    25

    500

    FishFillet

    28

    560

    GrilledChicken

    20

    440

    GrilledChickenLight

    300

    Canwepredictthenumberoftotalcaloriesbaseduponthe
    totalfatgrams?
    1.Enterthedatainthecalculator
    lists.PlacethedatainL1andL2.
    STAT,#1Edit,typevaluesintothe
    lists

    2.Prepareascatterplotofthedata.
    Setupforthescatterplot.
    2ndStatPlotchoicesshownatright.
    ChooseZOOM#9ZoomStat.Graph
    shownbelow.

    3.Havethecalculatordeterminethe
    lineofbestfit.
    STATCALC#4LinReg(ax+b)
    IncludetheparametersL1,L2,Y1.
    (Y1comesfromVARSYVARS,#Function,Y1)

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    Younowhavethevaluesofaandb
    neededtowritetheequationofthe
    lineofbestfit.Seevaluesattheright.
    y=11.73128088x+193.8521475

    4.Graphthelineofbestfit.
    SimplyhitGRAPH.
    Togetapredictedvaluewithinthewindow,hit
    TRACE,uparrow,andtypethedesiredvalue.

    Question:Predictthetotalcalories
    basedupon22gramsoffat.
    ANS:451.940calories

    TopicIndex|AlgebraIndex|RegentsExamPrepCenter
    CreatedbyDonnaRoberts
    Copyright19982012http://regentsprep.org
    OswegoCitySchoolDistrictRegentsExamPrepCenter

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