Given the Multiple Regression Equation,Ў= a + B₁X₁ + B₂X₂,and

question 63

Essay

Given the multiple regression equation,Ў= a + b₁X₁ + b₂X₂,and the bivariate equation = a + bX,why is the partial regression coefficient,b₁,different from the regression coefficient,b,obtained by regressing Y on only X₁?

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