What’s the Point?
In the real world, data doesn’t all line up, but it’s still very useful to use equations to work with that data.
TL;DW
- Even though real world data isn’t smooth. Spreadsheets can fit a trendline to scattered data and come up with an equation that can be used to better understand the data.
- For a line, the equation looks something like:
<p”>This is a straight line with a slope of .7 and a Y Intercept (vertical offset) of 1.5
Where To:
What is Slope Velocity Y Intercept
Slope on Curves Curve Example Slope of Slope
The Worksheet Khan Academy
Khan has lots of examples!