In Bivariate Regression,if the F Value Is Significant (Say

question 32

Multiple Choice

In bivariate regression,if the F value is significant (say .05 or less) ,then:

• A)we accept the null hypothesis that a straight-line model fits our data.
• B)we reject the null hypothesis that a straight-line model does not fit our data.
• C)we abandon our efforts to analyze the two variables.
• D)we check for outliers.
• E)we rerun the regression.

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