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What Criterion Do We Use to Decide on the "Least

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What criterion do we use to decide on the "least squares regression" line through data?


A) It is the line for which the sum of all the deviations between the points and the line (in the X direction) is minimized.
B) It is the line for which the sum of all the deviations between the points and the line (in the Y direction) is minimized.
C) It is the line for which the sum of all the squared deviations between the points and the line (in the X direction) is minimized.
D) It is the line for which the sum of all the squared deviations between the points and the line (in the Y direction) is minimized.

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