If a Hypothesis Test of the Linear Relation Between the Explanatory

Multiple Choice

If a hypothesis test of the linear relation between the explanatory and the response variable is of the type where : = 0, : > 0, then we are testing the claim that

A) no linear relationship exists.
B) a relationship exist without regard to the sign of the slope.
C) the slope of the least square regression model is positive.
D) the slope of the least squares regression model is negative.