SAT Math· difficulty 4/5
A line of best fit through scatter plot data is . Which best describes a residual of 0?
The point lies exactly on the line
The point lies below the line
The point lies above the line
The point is far from the line
Explanation
Residual = observed - predicted = 0 means the observed value equals the predicted, so the point is on the line.
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