Exhibit 14-2 The Station Manager of a Local Television Station Is Interested

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Essay

Exhibit 14-2
The station manager of a local television station is interested in predicting the amount of television (in hours)that people will watch in the viewing area.The explanatory variables are: X₁ age (in years),X₂ education (highest level obtained,in years)and X₃ family size (number of family members in household).The multiple regression output is shown below:

-Refer to Exhibit 14-2.Identify and interpret the percentage of variation explained (R²)for the model.

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