The Method of Least Squares

question 28

Multiple Choice

The method of least squares

• A) is a way to find the "best fitting" line through a set of data points.
• B) is a statistical way of separating a mixed cost.
• C) always produces the same cost formula when used on the same data set.
• D) all of these are correct

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