Explain what a line of best fit is


Assignment:

Use the given file for this assignment. You are interested in predicting a father's education level (dependent variable) when you know the mother's education level (independent variable). The variable names are "paeduc" and "maeduc." Determine the linear regression equation for predicting the father's education level from the mother's education. Answer the following questions:

• How much of the total variance have you accounted for with the equation?
• Based upon your equation, what level of education would you predict for the father when the mother has 16 years of education?
• Create an output that shows a scatterplot with a line of best fit for your data.
• Explain what a line of best fit is.
• Submit both the (SPSS) output file and your Word summary

Minimum 400 words on Summary, APA format, Use at least one reference

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