In a Graph Showing Religious Involvement by Age, What Would

question 31

Multiple Choice

In a graph showing religious involvement by age, what would a straight line that is lowest in the left-hand corner and highest in the right-hand corner indicate?

• A) Religious involvement increases steadily with age.
• B) Religious involvement decreases steadily with age.
• C) Religious involvement is higher at younger and older ages and lowest in the middle ages.
• D) Religious involvement is high at the younger ages and lower at the older ages.

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Definitions:

Regression Analysis

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or controlled by the researcher to investigate their effect on dependent variables.

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are expected to change in response to changes in independent variables.

Intercept

In the context of a regression line, it is the expected value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are zero.