(Requires Appendix)The Sample Regression Line Estimated by OLS
A)will Always $\bar { X }$

question 22

Multiple Choice

(Requires Appendix) The sample regression line estimated by OLS

• A)will always have a slope smaller than the intercept.
• B)is exactly the same as the population regression line.
• C)cannot have a slope of zero.
• D)will always run through the point ( \(\bar { X }\) , \(\bar { Y }\) ).

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