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Zulu123

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One limitation to regression is that, due to latent variables, it is hard to know what variable should predict what.
 
 Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In statistical testing, the significance level is commonly denoted by the symbol _____.
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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A latent variable gives rise to two (or more) others that lack an otherwise causal relationship. This leads to mistakenly basing predictions on the wrong variable.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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