The value of s alone doesn't reveal information about the form of an association. Sketch a scatterplot showing a nonlinear association with a small value of s and a second scatterplot showing a linear association with a large value of s.

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2020-11-01

The value of s alone doesn't reveal information about the form of an association. Sketch a scatterplot showing a nonlinear association with a small value of s and a second scatterplot showing a linear association with a large value of s.

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Step 1
The standard error of the estimate s (or standard deviation of the residuals) represents the average error of predictions, thus the average deviation between actual y-values and the predicted y-values.
First, we sketch a scatterplot with a linear association and a large value of s.
For example, the following graph has a standard error exceeding 10, while there is no strong curvature in the scatterplot indicating a linear association.
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Step 2
Next, we sketch a scatterplot with a nonlinear association and a smallvalue of s.
For example, the following graph has a smaller standard error that hte previous exercise, because the points vary lies about the sketched line.
Moreover, the relation is nonlinear as there is strong curvature present in the scatterplot.
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Result:
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