If the Residuals Have a Constant Variance, Which of the Following

question 39

Multiple Choice

If the residuals have a constant variance, which of the following should be evident?

• A) The residuals should have a variance equal to zero for all levels of the independent variable.
• B) The plot of the residuals against each x variable should show that the spread in the residuals is about the same at all levels of each of the independent variables.
• C) The average residual should be about zero and the residual standard deviation should be approximately 1.
• D) None of the above

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