Provide an Appropriate Response $13,3 n + 1$ B) $12,4 n - 2$

question 19

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-Look for a pattern in the sequence of figures shown below. How many squares are needed for the 4th figure? The nth figure?

• A) \(13,3 n + 1\)
• B) \(12,4 n - 2\)
• C) \(14,4 n + 3\)
• D) \(13,4 \mathrm { n } - 3\)

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Definitions:

Durbin-Watson Statistic

A test statistic used to identify the presence of autocorrelation (correlation of adjacent residuals) in the residuals from a regression analysis.

First-Order Autocorrelation

A statistical measure of the relationship between a variable's current value and its immediate previous value.

Durbin-Watson Test

A statistical method designed to identify the existence of autocorrelation with a single lag in the residuals resulting from a regression study.

Positive Autocorrelation

A statistical property of a series indicating that values close together in time are positively correlated and tend to move in the same direction.