Inspection of the Following Table of Correlation Coefficients for Variables

question 61

Multiple Choice

Inspection of the following table of correlation coefficients for variables in a multiple regression analysis reveals that the first independent variable that will be entered into the regression model by the forward selection procedure will be ___.

• A)x₁
• B)x₂
• C)x₃
• D)x₄
• E)x₅

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