In Regression, When a Confidence Interval Contains a Possibility of 0

question 13

Multiple Choice

In regression, when a confidence interval contains a possibility of 0 for an independent variable's coefficient:

• A) the coefficient is likely significant
• B) the coefficient cannot be significant because there is the possibility of there being no correlation between the independent and dependent variables in the population
• C) the coefficient has a small effect on the dependent variable
• D) the sample is not a representative one

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