Which of the Following Is Not a Condition to Estimate $Y _ { i }$

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a condition to estimate a model for causality?

• A) E[U_i] = E[U_iX_1i] = ... E[U_iX_ki] = 0.
• B) The sample is a random sample from the target population.
• C) The error terms are distributed normally.
• D) The data generating process can be described by a determining function such as \(Y _ { i }\) = ?₀ + ?₁X_1i + ...+ ?_kX_ki + U_i.

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