One Important Function of the Least-Squares Regression Equation Is That

question 5

Multiple Choice

One important function of the least-squares regression equation is that

• A) we can use it to tell if a relationship is linear
• B) it summarizes all possible scores on the two variables
• C) it makes the scatterplot symmetrical
• D) it allows us to predict Y scores for any value of X

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