Using Partial Least Squares Regression to Model Vehicle Sales

An automotive industry group keeps track of the sales for a variety of personal motor vehicles. In an effort to be able to identify over- and underperforming models, you want to establish a relationship between vehicle sales and vehicle characteristics.

Information concerning different makes and models of cars is contained in car_sales.sav. See the topic Sample Files for more information. Since vehicle characteristics are correlated, partial least squares regression should be a good alternative to ordinary least squares regression.

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