Adding Any Independent Variable to a Regression Model Will Increase

question 20

Multiple Choice

Adding any independent variable to a regression model will increase ________.

• A) adjusted R² or R⁻²
• B) s
• C) MSE
• D) R²
• E) the length of all prediction intervals

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