is used to test the hypothesis that the values of the regre

_____ is used to test the hypothesis that the values of the regression parameters 1, 2, . . . , q are all zero.

a. An F test

b. A t test

c. The least squares method

d. Extrapolation

The F-test is used to test the hypothesis that the values of the regression parameters 1, 2, . . . , q are all zero.

Option A is the correct answer.