The Gauss-Markov Theorem for Multiple Regression States That the OLS

question 7

Multiple Choice

The Gauss-Markov theorem for multiple regression states that the OLS estimator

• A)has the smallest variance possible for any linear estimator.
• B)is BLUE if the Gauss-Markov conditions for multiple regression hold.
• C)is identical to the maximum likelihood estimator.
• D)is the most commonly used estimator.

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