Describe the general pattern in the scatterplot. Are teams with higher wins in 2015 more successful in 2016?

What is the explanatory variable? What is the response?

How does this pattern demonstrate Regression to the Mean?

Click the checkbox for showing the regression line. What is the equation of the regression line?

What does the slope mean in the context? What does the y-intercept mean in the context?

Use the line to predict the number of Wins in 2016 for the Chicago Cubs. Find the residual for this team.

1. You should find that the Chicago Cubs won 103 games in this season. Predict the team's performance in the following season (number of wins in 2017). Does it make sense to use this linear model to predict the Chicago Cubs' performance in the following season? Why?