Introducing Statistics: Do Those Points Align?

AP Statistics· difficulty 3/5

A residual plot shows a clear curved (parabolic) pattern.

Residual Plot x 0

Which condition is violated?

  • A

    Equal variance

  • B

    Random sampling

  • C

    Linearity

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  • D

    Independence

Explanation

A curved pattern in the residuals indicates the underlying relationship is not linear; the linearity condition is violated.

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