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Unit 2 – Exploring Two–Variable Data
Topic 2.7
Why do we use the least squares criterion in linear regression?
To maximize the sum of the squared residuals.
To minimize the sum of the squared residuals.
To maximize the correlation between the independent and dependent variables.
To minimize the differences between the independent and dependent variables.
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