The Total of the Squared Residuals Is Called the _______

question 83

Multiple Choice

The total of the squared residuals is called the _______.

• A)coefficient of determination
• B)sum of squares of error
• C)standard error of the estimate
• D)R-squared
• E)coefficient of correlation

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