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krestik krestik
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8 years ago
In choosing the “best-fitting” line through a set of points in linear regression, we choose the one with the:
 A.largest sum of squared residuals   
 B.largest number of points on the line   
 C.smallest sum of squared residuals   
 D.smallest number of outliers
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8 years ago
If we want to best-fitting, we need to reduce the sum of squared residuals.

So answer is C.smallest sum of squared residuals
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8 years ago
You are awesome Slight Smile.
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