Learn more about scatter diagrams with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

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To determine the cost function using this method, an analyst plots points on a scatter diagram, examines the diagram and estimates a line of best fit for the points.

A line of best fit is usually drawn on a scatter diagram. It's drawn so that the points are evenly distributed on either side of the line. There are various methods for drawing this 'precisely ...