In multiple regression,added variables must be related to the outcome variable but ______.
A)correlated with and unrelated to each other
B)independent of and correlated with each other
C)independent of and uncorrelated with each other
D)dependent of and uncorrelated with each other

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In multiple regression, added variables should be related to the outcome variable but independent of and uncorrelated with each other to avoid multicollinearity, which can distort the results and make the coefficients unreliable.

In Multiple Regression,added Variables Must Be Related to the Outcome