When the Estimated Slope Coefficient in the Simple Regression Model $\hat { \beta } _ { 1 } ,$

question 3

Multiple Choice

When the estimated slope coefficient in the simple regression model,
$\hat { \beta } _ { 1 } ,$ is zero, then

• A) \(R ^ { 2 } = \bar { Y }\)
• B) \(0 < R ^ { 2 } < 1\)
• C) \(R ^ { 2 } = 0\)
• D) \(R ^ { 2 } > ( S S R / T S S )\)

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