Coefficient of determination measures (A) correlation between the dependent and independent variables. (B) the residual sum of squares as a proportion of the total sum of squares. (C) the explained sum of squares as a proportion of the total sum of squares. (D) how well the sample regression fits the data.
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This question is on R-squared and the coefficient of determination, part of Goodness of fit and model selection in Econometrics.
The share of variation in the dependent variable that the regression explains.
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