Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 119

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-If the coefficient of determination is close to 1, then

• A) the least squares regression line equation explains most of the variation in the response variable.
• B) the least squares regression line equation has no explanatory value.
• C) the sum of the square residuals is large compared to the total variation.
• D) the linear correlation coefficient is close to zero.

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