The Manufacturer of Packaging Materials Examines the Relationship Between X

Multiple Choice

The manufacturer of packaging materials examines the relationship between x = strength of the fiber and y = temperature during the production process. The obtained data are given in the table. ​ ​ The accompanying fitted line plot is from Minitab. ​ ​ If the selected outlier (1800, 273) is deleted from the data set, how would it affect the R-squared value? ​

A) The changes in the R-squared value would be insignificant.
B) The R-squared value would increase.
C) The R-squared value can either increase or decrease, depending on other factors.
D) The R-squared value would decrease.
E) Removing outliers does not affect the R-squared value.