An "All Possible Regressions" Search of a Data Set Containing

question 3

Multiple Choice

An "all possible regressions" search of a data set containing "k" independent variables will produce __________ regressions.

• A)2k -1
• B)2^{k - 1}
• C)k² - 1
• D)2^k - 1
• E)2k

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