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Question 3

(10 pts)

Below is a graph displaying the relationship between body fat percentage and weight (in pounds). On the graph is the estimated line for the simple linear regression equation describing the relationship between body fat percentage and weight.

Based on the points circled and identified in the graph, answer the following questions by selecting the appropriate option in the drop-down menu.

  1. Which circled observation will have a residual closest to zero?
    3
  2. Which circled observation will have the smallest corresponding predicted value?
    3
  3. Which circled observations will have positive residuals?
    1 and 3
  4. Which circled observations will have positive predicted values?
    1, 2 and 3
  5. Which observation will have the largest residual? 1