The Example in Chapter 11 of Predicting Weight from Height

question 27

Multiple Choice

The example in Chapter 11 of predicting weight from height and sex showed that

• A) adding sex as a predictor accounted for an important source of variability.
• B) there is a much stronger relationship between height and weight in males than in females.
• C) sex is not a useful predictor in this situation.
• D) we cannot predict very well, even with two predictors.

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