In Regression Analysis, the Term Independence of Residuals Means

question 34

Multiple Choice

In regression analysis, the term independence of residuals means

• A)the residual term for any one observation is not related to the residual term of any other observation.
• B)the data exhibit serial correlation.
• C)the data exhibit autocorrelation.
• D)there is a systematic pattern of positive residuals.
• E)there is a systematic pattern of either only positive or only negative residuals.

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