In a Two Regressor Regression Model, If You Exclude One

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a two regressor regression model, if you exclude one of the relevant variables then

• A)it is no longer reasonable to assume that the errors are homoskedastic.
• B)OLS is no longer unbiased, but still consistent.
• C)you are no longer controlling for the influence of the other variable.
• D)the OLS estimator no longer exists.

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