Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Inferential_Statistics_vufgb-sumofsquares-008-en_vufgb-sumofsquares-008-en
   name	vufgb-sumofsquares-008-en
   section	Inferential Statistics/Regression/Sum of squares
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE
   Type	Conceptual
   Program
   Language	English
   Level	Statistical Literacy

   Question

   In linear regression analyses, parameters are estimated using the lower squares method. What is the premise of this metode?

   
   
   1. FALSE: Minimize $\sum{(\hat{y}-\overline{y})^{2}}$
   2. FALSE: Minimize $\sum{(\hat{y}-\overline{y})}$
   3. FALSE: Minimize $\sum{(y-\overline{y})^{2}}$
   4. TRUE: Minimize $\sum{(y-\hat{y})^{2}}$
   
   
   1. Incorrect
   2. Incorrect
   3. Incorrect
   4. Correct