Simple Regression Estimates an Equation That Minimises the Distance from Each

question 48

Multiple Choice

Simple regression estimates an equation that minimises the distance from each data point to:

• A) The error term
• B) The y-intercept
• C) A trend line
• D) The x-axis

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