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Q114Section III (Statistics)114 of 145

Var⁡β^=σ2/∑(Xi−Xˉ)2\operatorname{Var}\hat\beta=\sigma^2/\sum(X_i-\bar X)^2, not σ2/∑Xi2\sigma^2/\sum X_i^2

For a simple linear regression Yi=α+βXi+εiY_i=\alpha+\beta X_i+\varepsilon_i, εi∼\varepsilon_i\sim iid (0,σ2)(0,\sigma^2), with least squares fit Y^i=α^+β^Xi\hat Y_i=\hat\alpha+\hat\beta X_i and residuals ei=Yi−Y^ie_i=Y_i-\hat Y_i, which statement is not true?

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