Which Is Not Correct Regarding the Estimated Slope of the OLS

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which is not correct regarding the estimated slope of the OLS regression line?

• A)It is divided by its standard error to obtain its t statistic.
• B)It shows the change in Y for a unit change in X.
• C)It is chosen so as to minimize the sum of squared errors.
• D)It may be regarded as zero if its p-value is less than α.

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Population Locations

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