The Slope,b,of the Regression Line

question 26

Multiple Choice

The slope,b,of the regression line:

• A)is a point estimator of the slope of the population regression line
• B)possesses no sampling distribution
• C)will have the same value for all samples taken from the population
• D)is not affected by the elements taken from the population

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