Which Assumption Is Not Necessary for the Following Equation to Correctly

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which assumption is not necessary for the following equation to correctly characterize the standard error of $\beta$ 1hat?

• A) Errors are homoscedastic.
• B) Errors are not correlated with each other.
• C) Errors are heteroscedastic.
• D) The independent variable varies.

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