If the points on a scatterplot are all far away from the regression line:
A) the standard error of the estimate is small.
B) r is a positive number.
C) r is close to 0.
D) the standard error of the estimate is large.

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The standard error of the estimate is a measure of how far the points on a scatterplot are from the regression line. If the points are all far away from the regression line, then the standard error of the estimate will be large.

If the Points on a Scatterplot Are All Far Away