A straight line fitted through the points in a scatterplot that minimizes Σ(Y - Y') 2 is called a line.
A)correlation
B)residual
C)linear
D)least-squares regression

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The process of fitting a straight line through a scatterplot that minimizes the sum of the squared differences between the observed values of Y and the predicted values of Y, also known as the residuals, is called least-squares regression. Therefore, the best choice is D, "least-squares regression."

A Straight Line Fitted Through the Points in a Scatterplot