An R² close to 1

question 5

Multiple Choice

An R² close to 1

• A)does not happen with real data.
• B)indicates that almost all of the variation in the dependent variable is explained by the regression.
• C)does not explain variation as well as an R² that is above 2.
• D)means that the regression line does not fit the data very well.

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