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136        Part II: Using Different Types of Regression to Make Predictions




                                                        Residual Plots for log(y)
                                      Normal Probability Plot of the Residuals  Residuals versus the Fitted Values
                                    99                               2
                                    90                               1
                                  Percent  50                        Standardized Residual  0

                                    10                              −1
                                    1
                                        −2   −1   0     1    2        0.0    0.4   0.8    1.2   1.6
                                            Standardized Residual                Fitted Value
                       Figure 7-14:       Histogram of the Residuals    Residuals versus the Order of the Data
                         Residual   2.0                              2
                            plots   1.5                              1
                         showing
                         the fit of   Frequency  1.0                Standardized Residual  0
                        a straight   0.5
                           line to   0.0                            −1
                                                                                      4
                                                                                 3
                       log(y) data.    −1.0  −0.5  0.0  0.5  1.0  1.5  2.0  1  2  Observation Order  5  6
                                            Standardized Residual













































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