Question

The residuals for data set X and data set Y were calculated and plotted on separate residual plots. If the residuals for data set X do not form a pattern and the residuals for data set Y form a pattern, what can be concluded?

A. Data set X is not linear, and data set Y is not linear.
B. Data set X is not linear, and data set Y is linear.
C. Data set X is linear, and data set Y is linear.
D. Data set X is linear, and data set Y is not linear.

Answer 1

(Data set x is linear, and data set y is not linear.) This is the correct answer 100%...

When i put the answer in from the other person which was (x is not linear, and y is linear) it said incorrect and gave me this answer x is linear, and y is not linear. So be careful what you put down.

Explanation:

Answer 2

B. Data set X is not linear, and data set Y is linear.

Explanation:

We assume here that "form a pattern" means "roughly forms a line"... because a pattern doesn't necessarily equal a line, it would be a curve that would easily be interpreted too, but it wouldn't be linear.

Since you cannot form a pattern, and based on your choices for answer, we have have to say that data set X is NOT linear.

On the opposite, since the data set Y produces a pattern, it has to be linear.

So, X = NOT linear, Y = linear.