What Happens as the Scatter of Data Values About the Regression

question 14

Multiple Choice

What happens as the scatter of data values about the regression plane increases?

• A)The standard error of estimate increases.
• B)R² increases.
• C)(1 − R²)decreases.
• D)The error sum of squares decreases.

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