If a Group of Independent Variables Are Not Significant Individually

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a group of independent variables are not significant individually but are significant as a group at a specified level of significance,this is most likely due to

• A)autocorrelation.
• B)the presence of dummy variables.
• C)the absence of dummy variables.
• D)collinearity.

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