If Variance of an Independent Variable in a Regression Model

question 22

True/False

If variance of an independent variable in a regression model, say x₁, is greater than 0, or Var(x₁) > 0, the inconsistency in ₁ (estimator associated with x₁) is negative, if x₁ and the error term are positively related.

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