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Given a multiple linear regression equation, = 5.1 + 2.2X₁ - 3.5X₂ (assuming other things are held constant), for a unit increase in the independent variable, X₂,   will decrease by _______ units.

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Solution

Given a multiple linear regression equation, = 5.1 + 2.2X₁ - 3.5X₂ , for a unit increase in the independent variable, X₂,   will decrease by 3.5 units