Define the Ordinary Least Squares Estimator OLS Estimates of the Relationship Between Test Scores and the Student–Teacher Ratio?

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Define the Ordinary Least Squares Estimator OLS Estimates of the Relationship Between Test Scores and the Student–Teacher Ratio?

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Ordinary least squares (OLS) method is a type of linear least square method which is used for estimating the parameters that are unknown in a linear regression model. This method analyses the relationship between one or more independent variables and a dependent variable. The OLS method does estimate the relationship mainly by minimizing the sum of the squares where the difference between the observed and predicted values of the dependent variable and is configured as a straight line.

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