The Probability Distribution of the Error Variable $$\varepsilon$$ Is Supposed to Be Normal, with Mean E

question 30

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The probability distribution of the error variable $$\varepsilon$$ is supposed to be normal, with mean E( $$\varepsilon$$ ) = 0 and constant standard deviation $$\sigma _ { \varepsilon }$$ .

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