‘Getting Going with Autograph’ Activity

Object Selection – any four points as a ‘Data Set’

Open a 2D Graph page (Standard Level)

or Add any 4 points using either ‘Add

Point’ or ‘Enter Coordinates’

Select all four points

Use the object menu to choose:
Convert to Data Set
This data set is now a ‘single object’ and can
be selected by clicking on one of the points.

Double click one of the points and in the

dialogue box that opens ‘tick’ the box to
enable ‘Show Statistics’.
Shown here are the results available in
‘Standard Level’. The ‘Advanced level’ gives
far more information!

Select the data set and choose ‘Centroid’

from the Object Menu

Add a point (not part of the data set!)

Select both these new points and . . .

Choose ‘Straight Line’ from the Object Menu
This will draw a line through the ( , ) point
that can be moved (rotated) by moving the
other point.

The ‘icing on the cake’ is to select the data

set and the line (that is 2 objects selected!)
From the ‘Object Menu’ choose:
y on x Residuals
This will show the squares (or lines as you
prefer) as shown opposite.
The value of the ‘Squared Residuals’ can be
shown in a Dynamic Text Box if required.
Click here for the Autograph file shown
here
Tip: Hold down the ‘Ctrl’ key and move one of
the points in the Data Set!
Note: to show the actual ‘Line of Best Fit’ simply select the Data Set then the Object Menu

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