Based on the scatterplot and the residual plot, is a linear model appropriate for predicting the Short Program score from the Free Skate score?
A
A linear model is appropriate because the scatterplot is roughly linear, and the residual plot does not show a clear pattern.B
A linear model is not appropriate because there are outliers in the scatterplot.C
A linear model is not appropriate because the residual plot does not show a linear pattern.D
A linear model is appropriate because the residuals are centered about zero.