The Estimated Intercept in a Regression

question 58

Multiple Choice

The estimated intercept in a regression

• A)is often of secondary interest to the researcher.
• B)should be forced to zero in the estimated model.
• C)can be omitted when making predictions.
• D)is greater than zero as long as Y is positive.

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