Concept explainers
To find: the correct interpretation of s in this setting.
Answer to Problem T3.5SPT
The typical distance of the activity level ratings from the least-squares line is about 4.785 units.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The actual activity rating from the regression line the average distance prediction is 4.78505. The symbol s representing the standard deviation of the residuals, the standard deviation of the residuals tells the average distance between actual and predicted.
Hence, the correct option is (c)
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