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Constant variance

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The condition that the standard deviation of y-values is approximately the same for all values of x; also called homoscedasticity.

AP course connection

Topic 9.4: 9.4 Setting Up a Test for the Slope of a Regression Model

Unit 9

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