A Researcher Studying the Effect of Gender on Feelings of Safety

question 35

Multiple Choice

A researcher studying the effect of gender on feelings of safety at night develops the following regression equation: Y' = 1.12 + .98(X) . In this example, Y' refers to ______, .98 refers to ______, and X refers to ______.

• A) feelings of safety; the slope of the equation; gender
• B) the slope of the equation; feelings of safety; gender
• C) gender; the slope of the equation; feelings of safety
• D) the intercept; the slope of the equation; gender

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