Inspection of the Following Table of Correlation Coefficients for Variables

question 59

Multiple Choice

Inspection of the following table of correlation coefficients for variables in a multiple regression analysis reveals potential multicollinearity with variables ___________. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & y & x _ { 1 } & x _ { 2 } & x _ { 3 } & x _ { 4 } & x _ { 5 } \\\hline y & 1 & & & & & \\\hline x _ { 1 } & 0.854168 & 1 & & & & \\\hline x _ { 2 } & - 0.11828 & - 0.00383 & 1 & & & \\\hline x _ { 3 } & - 0.12003 & - 0.08499 & - 0.14523 & 1 & & \\\hline x _ { 4 } & 0.525901 & 0.118169 & - 0.14876 & 0.050042 & 1 & \\\hline x _ { 5 } & - 0.18105 & - 0.07371 & 0.995886 & - 0.14151 & - 0.16934 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)x₁ and x₂
• B)x₁ and x₅
• C)x₃ and x₄
• D)x₂ and x₅
• E)x₃ and x₅

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