Adjusted R^2 versus R^2

Is adjusted R squared ALWAYS smaller than R squared?

yup! ETA: i guess i should’ve put that (n-1)/(n-k-1) is the shrinking factor which is always <=1.0, so you can only make your adj R^2 lower.

no, it can be equal to R squared too…just being technical lol

Always less than or equal to