Grade 12 Maths · Statistics

Choose the best-fitting curve

Look at a scatter plot and decide whether a straight line, a parabola or an exponential curve fits the points best, and say why.

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Mathematics - Data Handling: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions on Scatter PlotsEducationCommonsRW

2. Grade 12 Mathematics - Statistics - Lines of Best FitJuniorTukkie at the University of Pretoria

Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential ModelsKhan Academy

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Question b · Siyavula Grade 12 Mathematics, 9.2 Curve fitting, Worked example 4 · 1 mark

Examine the scatter plot below of data collected from a new shop: $Diagram for this question$

b What type of function best fits the data?(1)

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