In Simple Linear Regression, the Plot of Residuals Versus Fitted

question 112

Multiple Choice

In simple linear regression, the plot of residuals versus fitted values should:

• A) be free of any patterns
• B) appear as a random scatter of points about 0 on the vertical axis
• C) approximately have the same vertical spread for all values
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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