What Does the Assumption of Independence Mean

question 10

Multiple Choice

What does the assumption of independence mean?

• A)This assumption means that you must use an independent design rather than a repeated-measures design.
• B)This assumption means that the residuals in your model are not independent.
• C)This assumption means that the errors in your model are not related to each other.
• D)This assumption means that none of your independent variables are correlated.

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