Analyze Factorial Design

Residual Plots - Residuals versus Fits

  

This graph plots the residuals versus the fits. The residuals should be scattered randomly about zero. Use this plot to look for the following:

This pattern...

Indicates...

Fanning or uneven spreading of residuals across fitted values

Nonconstant variance

Curvilinear

A missing higher-order term

A point far away from zero

An outlier

 

Example Output

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Interpretation

Based on this plot, the residuals appear to be randomly scattered about zero. No evidence of nonconstant variance, missing terms, or outliers exists.