Use the Body Fat data set with Weight as the response variable and Age, Height, Neck, Chest,
Question:
Use the Body Fat data set with Weight as the response variable and Age, Height, Neck, Chest, Abdomen, Thigh, Ankle, Biceps, and Forearm as the explanatory variables to answer the following:
(a) Fit the full model and check the regression assumptions.
(b) Apply the BIC variable selection procedure and determine the three best fitting models.
(c) Based on the three best fitting models does it appear that the explanatory variable Age is an important variable for predicting Weight? Explain.
(d) Based on the three best fitting models does it appear that the explanatory variable Ankle is an important variable for predicting Weight? Explain.
(e) If any two models with BIC values differing by less than 2 are not practically different, which model having the fewest variables is the best model?
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Applied Biostatistics For The Health Sciences
ISBN: 9781119722694
2nd Edition
Authors: Richard J. Rossi