Describe the general pattern in the scatterplot. Are teams with higher wins in 2023 more successful in 2024?

What is the explanatory variable? What is the response?

How does this pattern demonstrate Regression to the Mean?

Click the checkbox to show 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 2024 for the LA Dodgers. Find the residual for this team.

1. You should find that the LA Dodgers won 98 games in 2024. Predict the team's performance in the following season (number of wins in 2025). Does it make sense to use this linear model to predict the LA Dodgers' performance in the following season? Why?