R² cannot Decrease as More Independent Variables Are Added to the Regression

question 88

True/False

R² cannot decrease as more independent variables are added to the regression equation.

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Definitions:

Bacterial Chromosome

The circular DNA found in bacteria that contains all of the genetic information necessary for cell function and reproduction.

Circular DNA Molecule

DNA that forms a closed loop, found in prokaryotes and in the mitochondria and chloroplasts of eukaryotic cells.

Bidirectionally

In a manner that allows movement or communication in two opposite directions.

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA nucleotides which are synthesized discontinuously and later linked together by the enzyme DNA ligase to create the lagging strand during DNA replication.