Testing for the Existence of Correlation Is Equivalent to

question 144

Multiple Choice

Testing for the existence of correlation is equivalent to

• A) testing for the existence of the slope (β₁).
• B) testing for the existence of the Y-intercept (β₀).
• C) the confidence interval estimate for predicting Y.
• D) None of the above.

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