If a Residual Plot Exhibits a Curved Pattern in the Residuals

question 125

Multiple Choice

If a residual plot exhibits a curved pattern in the residuals, this means that:

• A) the errors are not normally distributed.
• B) there must be a curvilinear relation between x and y.
• C) there is no significant relation between x and y.
• D) there is a problem with constant variance.

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