A company suspects that the number of sick days taken by a particular employee is dependent on the employee’s work load and the number of public holidays within each month. Human Resources have compiled data on the number of sick days taken by this employee per month for the last three years. Variable Name Description Month The month in which the sick leave was taken Year The year in which the sick leave was taken WorkDays The number of working days in the given month/year PubHols A dummy variable indicating whether there were any public holidays in the given month/year 0 No 1 Yes WorkLoad A normalised variable, centred at zero, measuring the work load of the employee, relative to the average, in the given month/year SickDays The number of sick days taken by the employee in the given month/year The company has asked you to assess whether there is any evidence to support their suspicions that the employee is choosing to take sick leave based on his work load and/or public holidays. What is the most appropriate model to use in this setting? I am very confused this, how to get there
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