On a Scattergram,the Regression Line

question 42

Multiple Choice

On a scattergram,the regression line

• A)is drawn parallel to the horizontal axis.
• B)is always perpendicular to the vertical axis.
• C)comes as close as possible to touching every score.
• D)touches at least half of the scores.

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