A linear regression line is assumed to .
a. curve slightly upward sat the highest value of X
b. be a straight line relation throughout the range of X values
c. curve slightly downward sat the lowest value of X
d. assume a negative slope near zero if the correlation coefficient is negative
Question 2
If rfor variables X and Y = zero, then the _____ .
a. best prediction of Y is the mean of Y
b. regression equation will predict Y exactly
c. mean of X will be higher than the mean of Y
d. Y-intercept is equal to 1.0