When using the least squares method, the line of best fit is the line that ? . a. minimizes the total area of the error squares on the scatterplot. b. minimizes the sum of the squared deviations of the data points from the line c. both a and b. d. none of the above.

In 2000 the average price of a football ticket was $48.28. during the next 4 years, the proce increased an average of 6% each year.a) write a model giving the average price (p), in dollars, of a ticket (t) in years after 2000.b) graph the model. estimate the year when the average ticket price was about $60