Dropping an Independent Variable from a Multiple Linear Regression Model

question 109

Multiple Choice

Dropping an independent variable from a multiple linear regression model will always result in:

• A)An increase in the MSE value
• B)An increase in the R²value
• C)A decrease in the R²value
• D)A decrease in the MSE value
• E)A decrease in the value of the F test statistic

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