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Describe what a positive and negative residual looks like on a graph?

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The vertical distance between a data point and the graph of a regression equation. The residual is positive if the data point is above the graph. The residual is negative if the data point is below the graph.
User Hafez Divandari
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positive ones are above the graph, and negative ones are below. It's because of the linear transgression and solvent

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