<p>The accepted answer can be recognized by a green checkmark under the vote arrows. Accepting an answer is encouraged but never required. </p>

<p>Learn more about accepted-answers:</p>

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<li><a href="http://stats.stackexchange.com/help/accepted-answer">What does it mean when an answer is "accepted"?</a>  </li>
<li><a href="http://stats.stackexchange.com/help/self-answer">Can I answer my own question?</a></li>
</ul>

<p><sub>Reference: adapted excerpt and wiki from the main Meta <a href="http://meta.stackexchange.com/tags/accepted-answer/info">Stack Exchange</a> site.</sub></p>
