To test whether the overall regression equation is statistically significant one uses A) the t-statistic. B) the R²-statistic. C) the F-statistic. D) the standard error statistic.

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The F-statistic is used to test the overall significance of the regression equation. It compares the explained variance to the unexplained variance to determine whether the model as a whole has statistical significance.

To Test Whether the Overall Regression Equation Is Statistically Significant