Question

Many Texas cities have experienced substantialgrowth in population over the last 20 years. Thegrowth of Houston, Texas, since 2015 is shown inthe scatterplot. A least-squares equation that relatesthe number of years since 2015 to the population ofthat year (in millions) is given bypopulation = 0.025 year) +2.01.Based on the residual plot, is a linear model suitablefor modeling the population growth of Houston?O Alinear model is suitable because a pattern isevident in the residual plot.O Alinear model is not suitable because theresiduals do not cluster around zero.O Alinear model is not suitable because theresidual plot shows a curved pattern.O Alinear model is suitable because the residualsseem to be randomly scattered

Answer 1

We must note that a residual value is a measure of how a regression line vertically misses a data point. and also a plot of the independent against dependent.

from the question we were given

population = 0.025y