If Successive Values of the Residuals Are Close Together,then There

question 52

Multiple Choice

If successive values of the residuals are close together,then there is a ___________ autocorrelation,and the value of the Durbin-Watson statistic is _________.

• A)Negative,large
• B)Positive,small
• C)Negative,small
• D)Positive,large

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