In Multiple Regression, When Two or More Independent Variables Are

question 121

Multiple Choice

In multiple regression, when two or more independent variables are highly correlated with one another, the situation is known as ________.

• A) heteroscedasticity
• B) homoscedasticity
• C) multicollinearity
• D) autocorrelation

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