Bob Thinks There Is Something Wrong with Excel's Fitted Regression

question 14

Multiple Choice

Bob thinks there is something wrong with Excel's fitted regression. What do you say?

• A)The estimated equation is obviously incorrect.
• B)The R² looks a little high but otherwise it looks OK.
• C)Bob needs to increase his sample size to decide.
• D)The relationship is linear, so the equation is credible.

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