Suppose the Abdominal and Subscapular Skinfold Sites Had a High

question 13

Multiple Choice

Suppose the abdominal and subscapular skinfold sites had a high degree of collinearity. What are the implications of this when attempting to predict percentage body fat?

• A) Increased standard errors of the b coefficient.
• B) It limits the R value as the predictor variables account for the same variance in the outcome variable (i.e. percentage body fat).
• C) It becomes difficult to decide which variable to include.
• D) All of the above.

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