Question 84726 • High School Math 2 A
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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