Choose the appropriate correlational technique to use
-To determine the increased odds of developing heart disease as a function of sedentary lifestyle behaviors and smoking
A) PPM
B) partial correlation
C) factor analysis
D) canonical correlation
E) logistic regression

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Logistic regression is the appropriate technique for predicting a binary outcome (in this case, developing heart disease or not) based on multiple predictors. It is specifically designed for analyzing the relationship between independent variables and a dependent variable that is dichotomous in nature.

Choose the Appropriate Correlational Technique to Use