In Bivariate Regression Analysis, the Procedure Used to Determine the Best-Fitting

question 36

Multiple Choice

In bivariate regression analysis, the procedure used to determine the best-fitting line is called the:

• A) least squares procedure.
• B) squared error procedure.
• C) sum of errors procedure.
• D) least error procedure.
• E) minimum error procedure.

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