Writing+Linear+Functions+Vocabulary

Arithmetic sequence - a sequence made by adding the same value to the previous term

Best fit line - a straight line that best illustrates the overall trend of the data

Correlation coefficient - the measure of the strength of a linear relationship between two variables

Linear function - any function that graphs to a straight line

Linear regression - the technique for finding the best fit line

Linear relationship - relationship where the independent variable is multiplied by a coefficient and added by a constant to determine the dependent variable

Point slope form - a linear equation in the form y - y 1 = m(x - x 1 )

Rate of change - the ratio of how one quantity changes in relation to another quantity

Slope intercept form - a linear equation in the form y = mx +b

Standard form - a linear equation in the form Ax + By = C

x-intercept - where a graph crosses the x-axis

y-intercept - where a graph crosses the y-axis