Question 84725 • Common Core Algebra I - MA3109 B-CR (4Q 0.25 credit) (due 10/29 or will be grade of F)
A good linear model has residuals scattered randomly around zero, with about as many above the x-axis as below it and no clear pattern. Each point in the original scatterplot contributes one residual, so the residual plot has the same number of points. The residuals’ y-coordinates are not the original y-coordinates, and a line or curve pattern would suggest the model is not fitting well.
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