Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Section 14.3 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 719: 9c

Answer

It is not recommended to add the new explanatory variable because it will reduce the proportion of the variation of the response variable explained by the multiple regression model.

Work Step by Step

$R^2_{adj}=1-(\frac{n-1}{n-k-1})(1-R^2)=1-(\frac{25-1}{25-4-1})(1-0.665)=0.598$
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