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The y- intercept of the least square fitted straight line to the data in the table is closest to​
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The y- intercept of the least square fitted straight line to the data in the table is closest to


A.

-0.2

B.

-0.1

C.

0

D.

0.2

Correct option is C

The equation of a straight line is y=mx+c, where, m is the gradient and c is the height at which the line crosses the y-axis, also known as the y-intercept.

The gradient m is the slope of the line - the amount by which the y-coordinate increases in proportion to the x-coordinate. If you have two points ( x1,y1) and (x2,y2) on the line, the gradient is

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