Reading 11- LOS E (Part 1): Q1 likely, style, following, class

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1.Which of the following is least likely an assumption of linear regression?

A)   The residuals are normally distributed.

B)   The independent variable is correlated with the residuals.

C)   There is a linear relation between the dependent and independent variables.

D)   The variance of the residuals is constant.

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The correct answer was B)

The assumption is that the independent variable is uncorrelated with the residuals.