1. In simple linear regression, the dependent variable is the: a. Input variable b. x variable c. y variable d. Coefficient of determination 2. In simple linear regression: a. The input variable x and...

1. In simple linear regression, the dependent variable is the:

a. Input variable

b. x variable

c. y variable

d. Coefficient of determination

2. In simple linear regression:

a. The input variable x and the output variable y may be either continuous or discrete variables.

B. The input variable x and the output variable y are both considered as continuous variables.

c. Neither of the above.

d. Both of the above.

3. In simple linear regression:

a. The standard least squares fit finds the line with the smallest sum of vertical deviations from the data points.

b. The standard least squares fit finds the line with the smallest sum of squared vertical deviations from the data points.

c. Neither of the above.

d. Both of the above.