If a Decision Maker Has Several Potential Independent Variables to Select

question 64

True/False

If a decision maker has several potential independent variables to select from in building a regression model, the variable that, by itself, will always be the most effective in explaining the variation in the dependent variable will be the variable that has a correlation closest to positive 1.00.

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Definitions:

Production Function

An equation or graph that represents the maximum output that can be produced with a given set of inputs, showing the relationship between input and output levels in the production process.

Factors Of Production

The inputs used in the production of goods or services in the attempt to make an economic profit, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

Input

Resources used in the production process, including labor, capital, materials, and energy.

Output

The final product or service produced from the input resources in a production process.