The Least Squares Regression Line Minimizes the Sum of The

question 39

Multiple Choice

The least squares regression line minimizes the sum of the:

• A)Differences between actual and predicted Y values.
• B)Absolute deviations between actual and predicted Y values.
• C)Absolute deviations between actual and predicted X values.
• D)Squared differences between actual and predicted Y values.
• E)Squared differences between actual and predicted X values.

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