Which of the Following Is a Violation of One of the Major

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a violation of one of the major assumptions of the simple regression model?

• A) The error terms are independent of each other.
• B) A histogram of the residuals forms a bell-shaped, symmetrical curve.
• C) The error terms show no pattern.
• D) As the value of x increases, the value of the error term also increases.

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