Exam 1

1. Metainformation

   Tag	Value
   file	Inferential_Statistics_vufsw-regression-1092-en_vufsw-regression-1092-en
   name	vufsw-regression-1092-en
   section	inferential statistics/regression
   type	schoice
   solution	FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE
   Type	conceptual
   Program	NA
   Language	English
   Level	statistical literacy

   Question

   Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

   I. One of the characteristics of a regression line is that the sum of the squared residuals is as small as possible.

   2. A positive residual in a regression model means that the predicted value of y is higher than the observed value of y (the dependent variable).
   
   
   1. FALSE: Statements I and II are true
   2. TRUE: Statement I is true and statement II is false.
   3. FALSE: Statement I is false and statement II is true.
   4. FALSE: Statement I and II are false.
   
   

   Solution

   Statement I is true and statement II is false.

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   Language
   English

   Levels of Difficulty
   Difficult

   M&T BIS
   Default value

   M&T Bivariate linear regression
   Bivariate linear regression

   
   
   1. False
   2. True
   3. False
   4. False