Consider the attached regression plot. Select the best response. Group of answer choices The equal variance assumption is clearly not met because the variance of the residuals fans out as x increases. The independence assumption for linear regression is clearly not met, as demonstrated in the plot The linearity assumption is clearly not met because of the large gap in values between 18% and 28% males circumcised. The assumptions for linear regression are roughly met to the extent we can check in the plot.

Relationship between Percentage of Males Circumcised and HIV Prevalence in 37 African Countries 25 20 y = -0.15x + 15.14 15 R = 0.81 10 HIV Prevalence (% of adults) O O 20 40 60 80 100 Percent of Males Circumcised