The Degrees of Freedom Associated with the Regression Sum of Squares

question 40

Multiple Choice

The degrees of freedom associated with the regression sum of squares equals ________.

• A)the number of independent variables
• B)1
• C)the F-ratio
• D)(n − 2)

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