The Adjusted R² Accounts for the Number of Independent Variables

question 116

Multiple Choice

The adjusted R² accounts for the number of independent variables by ____________.

• A) Adding one to the R²
• B) Using the degrees of freedom
• C) Multiplying by the multiple standard error of the estimate
• D) Using a subscript for R²

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