The Sampling Variance for the Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimator Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

The sampling variance for the instrumental variables (IV) estimator is larger than the variance for the ordinary least square estimators (OLS) because _____.

• A)R² > 1
• B)R² < 0
• C)R² = 1
• D)R² < 1

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