Testing for the Existence of Correlation Is Equivalent to

question 22

Multiple Choice

Testing for the existence of correlation is equivalent to

• A)testing for the existence of the slope (β₁).
• B)testing for the existence of the Y-intercept (β₀).
• C)the confidence interval estimate for predicting Y.
• D)None of the above.

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