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Peer reviewedStaib, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1982
An approach to using the method of least squares, a scheme for computing the best-fitting line directly from a set of points, is detailed. The material first looks at fitting a numerical value to a set of numbers. This provides tools for solving the line-fitting problem. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
