A Least Squares Line of Regression Has Been Fitted to a Scatterplot;

question 79

Multiple Choice

A least squares line of regression has been fitted to a scatterplot; the model's residuals plot is
Shown.
Which is true?

• A) The linear model is poor because the correlation is near 0.
• B) The linear model is appropriate.
• C) A curved model would be better.
• D) The linear model is poor because some residuals are large.
• E) none of these

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