Which Statement About Residuals Plot Is True

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which statement about residuals plot is true?
I. A curved pattern indicates nonlinear association between the variables.
II. A pattern of increasing spread indicates the predicted values become less reliable as the explanatory variable increases.
III. If all of the residuals are very small, the model will predict accurately.

• A) I only
• B) II only
• C) I and II
• D) I and III
• E) I, II and III

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