Inspection of the following table of t values for variables in a multiple regression analysis reveals that the first independent variable that will be entered into the regression model by the forward selection procedure will be ___________. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & y & x _ { 1 } & x _ { 2 } & x _ { 3 } & x _ { 4 } & x _ { 5 } \ \hline y & 1 & & & & & \ \hline x _ { 1 } & 0.854168 & 1 & & & & \ \hline x _ { 2 } & - 0.11828 & - 0.00383 & 1 & & & \ \hline x _ { 3 } & - 0.12003 & - 0.08499 & - 0.14523 & 1 & & \ \hline x _ { 4 } & 0.525901 & 0.118169 & - 0.14876 & 0.050042 & 1 & \ \hline x _ { 5 } & - 0.18105 & - 0.07371 & 0.995886 & - 0.14151 & - 0.16934 & 1 \ \hline \end{array}$$ A)x₁ B)x₂ C)x₃ D)x₄ E)x₅

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The first independent variable that will be entered into the regression model by the forward selection procedure is the one with the largest t-value. In this case, x1 has the largest t-value (0.854168), so it will be entered into the model first.

Inspection of the Following Table of T Values for Variables