In regression analysis,the statistical significance of the intercept and the slope are deemed significant if they are significantly different from:
A)their values on a previous test
B)the least squares' criterion
C)the most squares' criterion
D)zero, the null hypothesis
E)the .05 criterion

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In regression analysis, the null hypothesis is that the slope and intercept are equal to zero. Therefore, if we find that they are significantly different from zero, it means that they are statistically significant. The other choices are not relevant for testing the significance of the slope and intercept.

In Regression Analysis,the Statistical Significance of the Intercept and the Slope