An employee working for the Highway Safety Department in Albany, New York has the job to predict the automobile accidents in Albany for the next year. The employee currently has monthly data on the following variables for the city of Albany: the number of automobiles registered, the sales of alcoholic beverages, and the rainfall in inches. How can this employee realistically predict the accidents in Albany for next year? Use the sales of alcoholic beverages because the other variables are less significant Use a multiple regression equation using automobiles registered as the dependent variable and others as independent variables Use a multiple regression equation using accident as the dependent variable and others as independent variables Use the ratio of accidents versus each of the other variables and then average the three values