The Methods for Solving for the Intercept and Slope of All

Multiple Choice

The methods for solving for the intercept and slope of all of the following procedures will yield identical estimates except for which procedure?

A) Solution to $\frac { \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } e _ { i } } { N }$ = 0 and $$\frac { \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } e _ { i } X _ { i } } { N }$$ = 0
B) Solving min_b,m $\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } e _ { i } ^ { 2 }$
C) Solution to $\frac { \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } \left( Y _ { i } - b - m X _ { i } \right) } { N }$ = 0 and $\frac { \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } e _ { i } X _ { i } } { N }$ = 0
D) Solving min_b,m $\frac { \sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { N } e _ { i } } { N }$