A Plot of the Residuals Versus the Fitted Values for Record-Breaking

question 210

Essay

A plot of the residuals versus the fitted values for record-breaking times of female
marathon runners for the years 1998 - 2003 is:
Based on this residuals plot, does it seem reasonable to use linear regression for this
model? Explain.

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