The Standard Deviation of the Error Terms in an Estimated

question 29

Multiple Choice

The standard deviation of the error terms in an estimated regression equation is known as:

• A) coefficient of determination
• B) correlation coefficient
• C) Durbin-Watson statistic
• D) standard error of the estimate
• E) none of the above

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