You want to fit a model that enables the prediction of a continuous measure of birth weight for all of the newborns at a single large hospital. The data arise from a simple random sample of 500 births, and the predictors including information collected from both the mother and the father.

You want to fit a model that enables the prediction of a continuous measure of birth weight for all of the newborns at a single large hospital. The data arise from a simple random sample of 500 births, and the predictors including information collected from both the mother and the father.

What type of model would you fit?