A residual is the difference between an observed value and a predicted value in regression analysis.
Residual = Observed value – Predicted value
An observation has a positive residual if its value is greater than the predicted value made by the regression line.
An observation has a negative residual if its value is less than the predicted value made by the regression line.
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