The best prediction using a multiple regression equation will occur when each predictor has a correlation with the other independent variables, and a correlation with the dependent variable.
A) high; low
B) high; high
C) low; low
D) low; high

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The best prediction in multiple regression occurs when each predictor has a low correlation with other independent variables (to avoid multicollinearity) and a high correlation with the dependent variable (to ensure each predictor contributes significantly to explaining the variance in the dependent variable).

The Best Prediction Using a Multiple Regression Equation Will Occur