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AP Statistics Topic 5.4

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Lessons for Topic 5.4

r squared and the standard deviation of the residualsThe share of the variation in the response that the regression line accounts for.Lesson
Interpreting a residualReading a residual as how far above or below the prediction an actual value fell.Lesson
Making and reading residual plotsPlotting each residual against the explanatory value to see what the line missed.Lesson
ResidualsActual minus predicted, and what their pattern reveals.Lesson