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World 4 · Fit a Line · 15 min · PRO

What the line leaves behind

Residuals and Anscombe's quartet

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  • Does one go with the other?
  • The best straight line
  • Predict, but carefully
  • The hidden third thing
  • Which way does the arrow point?
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