Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Review - Case Study - Housing Boom - Page 733: a

Answer

There is a reason to be concerned with multicollinearity.

Work Step by Step

In MINITAB, enter the Acres values in C1, the Bedrooms values in C2, the Bathrooms values in C3, the Sq. ft. values in C4, the Age values in C5, the Rooms values in C6 and the price values in C7. Select Stat -> Basic Statistics -> Correlation In variables enter C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7. You may deselect "Display p-values" Click OK. Since some correlations between the explanatory variables are greater than 0.7, there is evidence that multicollinearity exists.
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