Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analysis Attempts to

question 55

Multiple Choice

Ordinary Least Squares Regression analysis attempts to

• A)maximize the distance of each point from a regression line.
• B)select a line that fits the data well.
• C)maximize the residual.
• D)change a multivariate problem into a single dimension.

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Definitions:

Two-Stage Regression

A statistical analysis method used when there are indirect causal relationships, involving first regressing an independent variable on an instrumenting variable, then the outcome on the fitted values from the first stage.

CAPM

The Capital Asset Pricing Model, a theory describing the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks.

Market Beta

A measure of the volatility of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.

Explanatory Power

The ability of a statistical model to account for the variability of a given data set, explaining how well the model represents the data observed.