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Students in a small statistics course collected data to determine if the length of the forearm could be used to predict the length of the foot (both measured in centimeters). Their data are displayed in the provided table.

-Using your model to predict the foot length for an individual with a forearm length of 45 cm would be ________.
A) extrapolation
B) regression
C) a positive residual
D) a negative residual

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Use the following to answer the questions below:
Students in a small statistics course collected data to determine if the length of the forearm could be used to predict the length of the foot (both measured in centimeters). Their data are displayed in the provided table.
 
-Using your model to predict the foot length for an individual with a forearm length of 45 cm would be ________.
A) extrapolation 
B) regression 
C) a positive residual 
D) a negative residual

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Extrapolation occurs when predictions are made outside the range of the data used to create the model. If the model was not trained on data including a forearm length of 45 cm, predicting foot length for this measurement would be extrapolation.

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