Why Might We Not Be Able to Build a Regression

question 104

Multiple Choice

Why might we not be able to build a regression model to predict a dependent variable?

• A) We might not know the independent variables.
• B) There might not be any data available for the independent variables.
• C) The regression model might not fit the data well.
• D) All of these are true.

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