If the Variance of the Error Term Is Not the Same

question 47

Multiple Choice

If the variance of the error term is not the same for all observations, we ________.

• A) get estimators that are biased
• B) can perform tests of significance
• C) cannot conduct tests of significance
• D) Both get estimators that are biased and cannot conduct tests of significance are correct.

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