The Distance Between the Y Value in the Data and the Y

question 29

Multiple Choice

The distance between the Y value in the data and the Y value predicted from the regression equation is known as the residual.What is the value for the sum of the squared residuals?​

• A)​SS_residual = r²(SS_X)
• B)​SS_residual = (1 - r²)(SS_X)
• C)​SS_residual = r²(SS_Y)
• D)​SS_residual = (1 - r²)(SS_Y)

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