line of best fit

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

(mathematics) A line on a scatter plot that best defines or expresses the trend shown in the plotted points. It is chosen so that the sum of the squares of the distances from the points to the line is a minimum. It also illustrates the correlation (positive, negative, or zero correlation) between the plotted variables.

日本語の意味

散布図上の点の傾向を最もよく表す直線。各点から直線までの距離の二乗和が最小となるように決定され、変数間の相関（正または負、または相関なし）を示す。

英語の意味

(mathematics) A line on a scatter plot that best defines or expresses the trend shown in the plotted points. It is chosen so that the sum of the squares of the distances from the points to the line is a minimum. It also illustrates the correlation (positive, negative, or zero correlation) between the plotted variables.

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The line of best fit on the scatter plot revealed a clear positive correlation between study time and exam scores.

散布図上の最小二乗法による回帰直線は、学習時間と試験の得点の間に明確な正の相関があることを示した。

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意味（1）

(mathematics) A line on a scatter plot that best defines or expresses the trend shown in the plotted points. It is chosen so that the sum of the squares of the distances from the points to the line is a minimum. It also illustrates the correlation (positive, negative, or zero correlation) between the plotted variables.

lines of best fit （ plural ）