The scatterplot shown below shows tar and nicotine values for 29 brands of menthol cigarettes.

The least squares regression line shown on the plot has SSE = 2.54 and r = .96.

Here is the equation for the regression line.

nicotine values= .15 + .065 (tar values)

Which of the following statements is true?

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The model does not make accurate predictions because the slope is close to zero.

96% of the variation in the nicotine values is explained by the tar values.

A model with a smaller slope than the regression line shown will have a smaller value of SSE.

A model with a larger slope than the regression line shown will have a larger value of SSE.