The Forward Selection Method of Stepwise Regression

question 53

Multiple Choice

The forward selection method of stepwise regression

• A)starts with all the predictors in the model and deletes the weaker ones.
• B)adds predictors one at a time starting with the best single predictor.
• C)runs all possible models and then chooses the best fitting one.
• D)requires nonlinear estimation using maximum likelihood.

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Definitions:

Methyl Groups

Chemical groups consisting of one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, often involved in modifying DNA or proteins in cells.

Histone

Proteins that package and order the DNA into structural units called nucleosomes, playing a key role in gene regulation.

Transcribed

The process by which the genetic code from DNA is copied into messenger RNA for protein synthesis.