If All the Points of a Scatter Diagram Lie on the Least

question 53

Multiple Choice

If all the points of a scatter diagram lie on the least squares regression line, then the coefficient of determination for these variables based on this data is

• A)0
• B)1
• C)either 1 or -1, depending upon whether the relationship is positive or negative
• D)could be any value between -1 and 1

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