The Variance of the Error Variable $$\sigma _ { \varepsilon } ^ { 2 }$$

question 121

True/False

The variance of the error variable, $$\sigma _ { \varepsilon } ^ { 2 }$$ , is required to be constant. When this requirement is violated, the condition is called heteroscedasticity.

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