Using a Proxy Variable Can Be Appropriate in All of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Using a proxy variable can be appropriate in all of the following settings except estimating a:

• A) multiple linear regression.
• B) regression with both treatment and control variables.
• C) regression where the outcome is measured with error.
• D) regression where the proxy is uncorrelated with confounding factor causing the endogeneity problem.

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