For the Quadratic Model with Regression Function $\mu _ { i\cdot x } = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$

question 28

Multiple Choice

For the quadratic model with regression function $\mu _ { i\cdot x } = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 }$ , the parameters $\beta _ { 0 } , \beta _ { 1 } \text {, and } \beta _ { 2 }$ characterize the behavior of the function near

• A) x = 2.0
• B) x = 1.5
• C) x = 1.0
• D) x = .05
• E) x = 0.0

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