The Least Squares Method Requires That the Variance of the Error

question 38

Multiple Choice

The least squares method requires that the variance of the error variable $\varepsilon$ is a constant no matter what the value of x is. When this requirement is violated, the condition is called:

• A) heteroscedasticity.
• B) homoscedasticity.
• C) influential observation.
• D) non-independence of \(\varepsilon\).

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