How do you detect and fix multicollinearity?

Q: How do you detect and fix multicollinearity?

This question evaluates understanding of multicollinearity and related competencies in regression diagnostics, feature engineering, model interpretability, and the trade-offs between coefficient inference and predictive performance.

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In a regression-style model (e.g., linear regression or logistic regression) you suspect multicollinearity among features.

What is multicollinearity and why is it a problem?
How would you detect it (diagnostics/plots/statistics)?
How would you mitigate it in practice while preserving predictive performance and/or interpretability?
How does the answer differ for inference (understanding coefficients) vs pure prediction?

How do you detect and fix multicollinearity?

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