Analyzing Departures from Linearity

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A scatterplot shows seven clustered points and one isolated, circled point at high x.

x (units) y (units)

The circled point is most accurately called:

  • A

    A high-leverage influential point

    check_circle
  • B

    An outlier with a large residual

  • C

    Irrelevant to the regression

  • D

    A typical observation

Explanation

A point with extreme x-value can substantially affect the slope; that defines a high-leverage influential point.

Want 10 more like this — adaptive to your weak spots?

Related questions