The OLS Estimator Is Derived by

question 17

Multiple Choice

The OLS estimator is derived by

• A)connecting the Yi corresponding to the lowest Xi observation with the Yi corresponding to the highest Xi observation.
• B)making sure that the standard error of the regression equals the standard error of the slope estimator.
• C)minimizing the sum of absolute residuals.
• D)minimizing the sum of squared residuals.

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