Adding Any Independent Variable to a Regression Model Will Increase $\bar { R } ^ { 2 }$

question 113

Multiple Choice

Adding any independent variable to a regression model will increase ____________.

• A)Adjusted R² or
• \(\bar { R } ^ { 2 }\)
• B)s
• C)MSE
• D)R²
• E)The length of all prediction intervals

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