In a Multiple Regression Analysis Involving 40 Observations and 5

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a multiple regression analysis involving 40 observations and 5 independent variables,the following statistics are given: Total variation in y = 350 and SSE = 50.Then,the coefficient of determination is:

• A)0.8408
• B)0.8571
• C)0.8469
• D)0.8529

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