Which of the Following Problems Is Not Caused by Multicollinearity

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following problems is not caused by multicollinearity?

• A)It is difficult or even impossible to interpret the estimates of the regression coefficients.
• B)Inordinately small t values for the regression coefficients may result
• C)The standard deviations of the regression coefficients are underestimated
• D)The algebraic sign of estimated regression coefficients may be the opposite of what would be expected for a predictor variable.
• E)The variance of a given regression coefficient is larger than it would otherwise have been if the variable had been completely uncorrelated with all the other variables in the model.

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