Given below are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and answer the question that follows: Assertion (A): The addition of independent variable(s) to a regression model generally causes the prediction error to become smaller or remain same. Reason (R): With the addition of independent variables, the coefficient of determination (R2) increases or remains same, which helps reduce the standard error of prediction. Which of the following options is correct?

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Both statements are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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