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Q118Section III (Statistics)118 of 145

β^\hat\beta is unique exactly when XX has full column rank

Consider the multiple regression set-up {Y,Xβ,σ2I}\{Y,X\beta,\sigma^2I\} with pp regressors. The ordinary least squares estimator (OLSE) β^\hat\beta is the vector which minimizes (Y−Xβ)′(Y−Xβ)(Y-X\beta)'(Y-X\beta). Which of the following statements is not true under this set-up?

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