fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoWho the fuck needs an x axis anywaymander.xyzimagemessage-square162linkfedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down17
arrow-up1501arrow-down1imageWho the fuck needs an x axis anywaymander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square162linkfedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoThat line of best fit doesn’t even match the data. How can it start above the data and then finish above the data but still be line of best fit. Not that that’s the only problem with this graph of course.
minus-squareBillegh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoSorry, it’s actually a “best fits our narrative” line. I can see how you might have been confused.
minus-squareCompassRed@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI think it’s just a trendline, not a line of best fit.
That line of best fit doesn’t even match the data. How can it start above the data and then finish above the data but still be line of best fit. Not that that’s the only problem with this graph of course.
Sorry, it’s actually a “best fits our narrative” line. I can see how you might have been confused.
I think it’s just a trendline, not a line of best fit.