Which of the following statements about logistic regression is false?
A)Logistic regression estimates the probability that an individual is in a particular category.
B)Logistic regression uses a nonlinear function of the explanatory variables for classification.
C)Logistic regression is essentially regression with a binary dependent variable.
D)Logistic regression requires that the error terms are uniformly distributed.

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Logistic regression does not require that the error terms are uniformly distributed. Instead, it models the probability of the default class (for binary logistic regression) using the logistic function, which is based on the assumption of a binomial distribution of the error terms, not a uniform distribution.

Which of the Following Statements About Logistic Regression Is False