Data from 147 Colleges from 1995 to 2005 (Lee, 2008)

question 57

Multiple Choice

Data from 147 colleges from 1995 to 2005 (Lee, 2008) were used to predict the endowments (in billions) to a college from the average SAT score of students attending the college.The resulting regression equation was Ŷ = -20.46 + 4.06(X) .This regression indicates that:

• A) most colleges have very high endowments.
• B) for every one-point increase in SAT scores, a college can expect 4.06 billion more in endowments.
• C) for every one-dollar increase in endowments, the college can expect a half-point increase in SAT scores.
• D) for every one-point increase in SAT scores, a college can expect 20.46 billion fewer in endowments.

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