The Basic Aim of Multiple Regression Is to

question 18

Multiple Choice

The basic aim of multiple regression is to

• A) calculate the correlation between a combination of independent variables and a number of dependent variables.
• B) calculate the average of a combination of correlation coefficients between predictors and criterion.
• C) develop a correlation matrix.
• D) calculate the correlation between a combination of independent variables and a single dependent variable.

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