Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A) In a simple linear regression model, if the regression slope coefficient is negative, then the standard error of the estimate will be positive.
• B) In a simple linear regression model, the regression slope coefficient will have the same sign as the correlation coefficient.
• C) If two variables are determined to be correlated, there is no reason to believe that the regression model involving the same two variables will be statistically significant.
• D) All of these.

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