Question

a set of data points has a line of best fit of y=-0.2x+1.7. what is the residual for the point (5 ,1)

Answer 1

Answer: 0.2

Explanation:

Answer 2

0.3.

Explanation:

The residual of a data point is equal to the observed value minus the predicted value. (Stat Trek)

What's the predicted y-value of a point with
`x = 5` based on this best-fit regression line?

`y = -0.2* 5 + 1.7 = 0.7`.

The observed value here is
`y = 1`. As a result, the residual for this point is
`1 - 0.7 = 0.3`.