The Problem of Finding the Optimal Values of B₀ and B₁

question 21

Multiple Choice

The problem of finding the optimal values of b₀ and b₁ is

• A) a linear programming problem.
• B) an unconstrained nonlinear optimization problem.
• C) a goal programming problem.
• D) a constrained nonlinear optimization problem.

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