When a regression coefficient is significant at the .05 level, it means that

A) there is only a five percent chance that there will be an error in a forecast.
B) there is 95 percent chance that the regression coefficient is the true population coefficient.
C) there is a five percent chance or less that the estimated coefficient is zero.
D) there is a five percent chance or less that the regression coefficient is not the true population coefficient.


C

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