Which of the Following Is a Violation of the Independence

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a violation of the independence assumption?

• A)Negative autocorrelation
• B)A pattern of cyclical error terms over time
• C)Positive autocorrelation
• D)A pattern of alternating error terms over time
• E)All of these

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