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 variance explained by the regression to the residual variance, and a significant F-statistic indicates that at least one of the independent variables has a significant relationship with the dependent variable.

To Test Whether the Overall Regression Equation Is Statistically Significant