When the Variance of the Error Variable Is

question 234

Multiple Choice

When the variance of the error variable is a constant no matter what the value of x is, this condition is called:

• A) heterocausality.
• B) homoscedasticity.
• C) homocausality.
• D) heteroscedasticity.

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