What Do We Mean When We Say That a Simple

question 136

Multiple Choice

What do we mean when we say that a simple linear regression model is "statistically" useful?

• A)All the statistics computed from the sample make sense.
• B)The model is an excellent predictor of Y.
• C)The model is "practically" useful for predicting Y.
• D)The model is a better predictor of Y than the sample mean,Y .

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