Estimates of Predictive Error Utilizing the Regression Equation and the Standard

Multiple Choice

Estimates of predictive error utilizing the regression equation and the standard error of estimate are affected by random sampling variation. When this factor is taken into account, it is found that error estimates made by the methods of this chapter are generally

A) correct only on the average
B) larger than they should be
C) smaller than they should be
D) correct only for small samples