If the Durbin-Watson Statistic Is Less Than D_L, Then We

question 101

Multiple Choice

If the Durbin-Watson statistic is less than d_L, then we conclude that

• A) there is significant positive autocorrelation.
• B) there is significant negative autocorrelation.
• C) there is significant autocorrelation, but we cannot identify whether it is positive or negative.
• D) the test results are inconclusive.

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Definitions:

Nucleophile

A chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction.

Conjugate Additions

A type of nucleophilic addition where the nucleophile adds to a conjugated system, such as a double bond adjacent to a carbonyl group, leading to more stable adducts.

MgBr

Magnesium bromide, a chemical compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in Grignard reactions.

7-Methyl-2-octanone

A ketone where the ketone group is positioned at the second carbon of an octane chain that has a methyl group attached to its seventh carbon.