Which Statement About Residuals Plot Is True

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which statement about residuals plot is true?

• A) A pattern of increasing spread indicates the predicted values become less reliable as the explanatory variable increases.
• B) If all of the residuals are very small, the model will not predict accurately.
• C) High-leverage points always have large residuals.
• D) The outliers always deserve special attention because they produce small residuals.
• E) Residuals reveal data that behave differently. The plot provides clues for fixing the regression model.

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