Multiple regression model for total TEQ, continued. The information summarized in TEQ is used to assess and manage risks from these chemicals. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established the tolerable daily intake (TDI) as 1 to 4 TEQs per kilogram of body weight per day.
Therefore, it would be very useful to have a procedure for estimating TEQ using just a few variables that can be measured cheaply.
Use the four PCB congeners, PCB52, PCB118, PCB138, and PCB180, in a multiple regression to predict TEQ. Give a description of the model and assumptions, summarize the results, examine the residuals, and write a summary of what you have found.