Linear Models Don't have to Fit Exactly for P-Values To Be Accurate, Right, and Useful

There is no need to get confused with multiple linear regression, generalized linear model or general linear methods. The general linear model or multivariate regression model is a statistical linear model and is written as Y XB U. Usually, a linear model includes a number of different statistical models such as ANOVA, ANCOVA, MANOVA, MANCOVA, ordinary linear regression, t-test and F-test. The GLM is a generalization of multiple linear regression models to the case of more than one dependent variable. So if Y, B, and U represent column vectors, the matrix equation above will portray a multiple linear regression. Which are the key assumptions made in a multiple linear regression analysis?