An Example of a First-Order Model with Three Predictor Variables $\beta$

question 3

Multiple Choice

An example of a first-order model with three predictor variables is

• A) y = \(\beta\)₀ + \(\beta\)₁x₁ + \(\beta\)₂x₂ +\(\beta\)₃x₃ +\(\varepsilon\)
• B) y = \(\beta\)₀ + \(\beta\)₁x₁ + \(\beta\)₂x₂ + \(\varepsilon\)
• C) y = \(\beta\)₀ + \(\beta\)₁x² +\(\beta\)₃x₃+ \(\varepsilon\)
• D) y² = \(\beta\)₀ + \(\beta\)₁x₁ + \(\beta\)₂x₂+\(\beta\)₃x₃ + \(\varepsilon\).

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