A Forester Would Like to Know How Big a Maple

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Essay

A forester would like to know how big a maple tree might be at age 50 years.She gathers data from some trees that have been cut down,and plots the diameters (in inches)of the trees against their ages (in years).First she makes a linear model.The scatterplot and residuals plot are shown.Do you think the linear model is appropriate? Explain.

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