Inspection of the following table of t values for variables in a multiple regression analysis reveals that the first independent variable entered by the forward selection procedure will be ___________. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & y & x _ { 1 } & x _ { 2 } & x _ { 3 } & x _ { 4 } & x _ { 5 } \ \hline y & 1 & & & & & \ \hline x _ { 1 } & - 0.44008 & 1 & & & & \ \hline x _ { 2 } & 0.566053 & - 0.51728 & 1 & & & \ \hline x _ { 3 } & 0.064919 & - 0.22264 & - 0.00734 & 1 & & \ \hline x _ { 4 } & - 0.35711 & 0.028957 & - 0.49869 & 0.260586 & 1 & \ \hline x _ { 5 } & 0.426363 & - 0.20467 & 0.078916 & 0.207477 & 0.023839 & 1 \ \hline \end{array}$$ A)x₁ B)x₂ C)x₃ D)x₄ E)x₅

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The first independent variable entered by the forward selection procedure is typically the one with the highest correlation with the dependent variable (y). In the table, $x_2$ has the highest correlation with $y$ (0.566053), making it the first variable to be entered.

Inspection of the Following Table of T Values for Variables