For a Linear Regression Equation,the Sum of the Squared Residuals

question 19

Multiple Choice

For a linear regression equation,the sum of the squared residuals can be computed directly by finding the difference between each Y and its predicted Y,then squaring the difference and adding the squared values.An alternative procedure is to calculate ____.​

• A)r²SS_Y​
• B)​(1 - r²)SS_Y
• C)​(1 + r²)SS_Y
• D)​SS_Y/SS_X

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