Application of the Least Squares Method Results in Values of the Y

question 32

Multiple Choice

Application of the least squares method results in values of the y intercept and the slope that minimizes the sum of the squared deviations between the

• A)observed values of the independent variable and the predicted values of the independent variable
• B)actual values of the independent variable and predicted values of the dependent variable
• C)observed values of the dependent variable and the predicted values of the dependent variable
• D)None of these answers is correct.

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