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Fast food restaurants are required to publish nutrition information about the foods they serve. Nutrition information for a random sample of McDonald's lunch/dinner menu items (excluding sides and drinks) was obtained from their website. Output from a multiple regression analysis is provided.
The regression equation is Calories = 65.2 + 9.46 Total Fat (g) + 0.876 Cholesterol (mg) + 0.131 Sodium (mg)

-Which predictor appears to be the most important in this model? Explain briefly.
A) Total fat (g)
B) Cholesterol (mg)
C) Sodium (mg)
D) Calories

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Use the following to answer the questions below:
Fast food restaurants are required to publish nutrition information about the foods they serve. Nutrition information for a random sample of McDonald's lunch/dinner menu items (excluding sides and drinks) was obtained from their website. Output from a multiple regression analysis is provided.
The regression equation is Calories = 65.2 + 9.46 Total Fat (g) + 0.876 Cholesterol (mg) + 0.131 Sodium (mg)
 
-Which predictor appears to be the most important in this model? Explain briefly.
A) Total fat (g) 
B) Cholesterol (mg) 
C) Sodium (mg) 
D) Calories

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Total fat (g) appears to be most important as it has the smallest p-value.

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