Essay
Assessing the "goodness" of a regression line involves considering several aspects ofthe fit. Consider the characteristics below. How does each contribute to anassessment of fit?
That is, for each characteristic, what about the given characteristicwould indicate that the regression line is "good"?
a) The shape of the scatter plotb) The correlation coefficientc) The standard deviation of the residualsd) The coefficient of determination
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