Inspection of the Following Table of Correlation Coefficients for Variables

question 10

Multiple Choice

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

• A)x2
• B)x3
• C)x4
• D)x5
• E)x1

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