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Q.If X and Y are two variables then there can be atmost :

(a) Three regression lines
(b) One regression line
(c) More regression lines
(d) Two regression lines
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There are two regression lines for two variables (YY on XX and XX on YY), so at most two — option (d).

For a pair of variables XX and YY there are two distinct lines of regression:

  1. The regression line of YY on XX: y−yˉ=byx(x−xˉ)y - \bar{y} = b_{yx}(x - \bar{x}),
  2. The regression line of XX on YY: x−xˉ=bxy(y−yˉ)x - \bar{x} = b_{xy}(y - \bar{y}). …

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