E(ui Xi) = 0 says that

A) dividing the error by the explanatory variable results in a zero (on average).
B) the sample regression function residuals are unrelated to the explanatory variable.
C) the sample mean of the Xs is much larger than the sample mean of the errors.
D) the conditional distribution of the error given the explanatory variable has a zero mean.

Answer: D) the conditional distribution of the error given the explanatory variable has a zero mean.

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