When There Is Multicollinearity in an Estimated Regression Equation

question 2

Multiple Choice

When there is multicollinearity in an estimated regression equation,

• A) the coefficients are likely to be small.
• B) the t-statistics are likely to be small even though the R² is large.
• C) the coefficient of determination is likely to be small.
• D) the problem of omitted variables is likely.
• E) the error terms will tend to have a cyclical pattern.

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