TABLE 14-17 Given Below Are Results from the Regression Analysis Where the Where

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TABLE 14-17
Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy)and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age)and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes,0 = no).
The results of the regression analysis are given below:
-Referring to Table 14-17,estimate the mean number of weeks being unemployed due to a layoff for a worker who is a thirty-year-old and is a manager.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength of the relationship between two variables and their direction (positive or negative).

y-Intercept Coefficient

The constant term in a linear regression model, representing the value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are set to zero.

Simple Linear Regression

A regression model that estimates the relationship between a dependent variable and one independent variable using a straight line.

Sum of Squares

A statistical measure that quantifies the total deviation of each observation from the mean, used in variance and standard deviation calculations.