Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321757270
ISBN 13: 978-0-32175-727-2

Chapter 4 - Review - Review Exercises - Page 247: 9

Answer

The linear model is not appropriate.

Work Step by Step

There is nonconstant error variance in the given residual plot. The magnitude of the residuals decreases substantially as the explanatory variable increases.
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