A Quadratic Regression Model Is Fit to a Set of Sample

question 12

Multiple Choice

A quadratic regression model is fit to a set of sample data consisting of 6 pairs of data. Given that the sum of squares of residuals is 29.73 and that the y -values are 11,14,19,22,26,27 , find
$R ^ { 2 } = 1 - \frac { ( y - \hat { y } ) ^ { 2 } } { ( y - \bar { y } ) ^ { 2 } }$

• A) 0.844
• B) 0.144
• C) 0.88
• D) 0.856

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