The Slope Estimator, β₁, Has a Smaller Standard Error, Other

question 17

Multiple Choice

The slope estimator, β₁, has a smaller standard error, other things equal, if

• A)there is more variation in the explanatory variable, X.
• B)there is a large variance of the error term, u.
• C)the sample size is smaller.
• D)the intercept, β₀, is small.

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