To Derive the Least Squares Estimator $\mu _ { Y }$

question 15

Multiple Choice

To derive the least squares estimator $\mu _ { Y }$ , you find the estimator m which minimizes

• A) \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } \left( Y _ { i } - m \right) ^ { 2 }\)
• B) \(\left| \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } \left( Y _ { i } - m \right) \right|\)
• C) \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } m Y _ { i } ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { n } \left( Y _ { i } - m \right)\).

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