In Multiple Regression,the Constant $C X$ :
A) Is the Expected Value of the Dependent Variable

question 67

Multiple Choice

In multiple regression,the constant $C X$
:

• A) Is the expected value of the dependent variable Y when all of the independent variables have the value zero
• B) Is necessary to fit the multiple regression line to set of points
• C) Must be adjusted for the number of independent variables
• D) All of these options

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