{"id":1152,"date":"2015-11-12T18:35:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/collegealgebra1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1152"},"modified":"2015-11-12T18:35:31","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T18:35:31","slug":"introduction-to-fitting-linear-models-to-data","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/odessa-collegealgebra\/chapter\/introduction-to-fitting-linear-models-to-data\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Fitting Linear Models to Data","rendered":"Introduction to Fitting Linear Models to Data"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>LEARNING OBJECTIVES<\/h3>\nBy the end of this lesson, you will be able to:\n<ul><li>Draw and interpret scatter plots.<\/li>\n\t<li>Find the line of best fit.<\/li>\n\t<li>Distinguish between linear and nonlinear relations.<\/li>\n\t<li>Use a linear model to make predictions.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p id=\"fs-id1165137641419\">A professor is attempting to identify trends among final exam scores. 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