Data from the World Health Organization in 2013 Were Used

question 112

Multiple Choice

Data from the World Health Organization in 2013 were used to predict the life expectancy for men in a country from the life expectancy of women in the country.The resulting regression equation was Ŷ = 3.73 + 0.88(X) .This regression equation implies that:

• A) when a woman's life expectancy increases by 1 year, a man's life expectancy increases by 3.73 years.
• B) women live 0.88 times as long as men do.
• C) when a woman's life expectancy increases by 1 year, a man's life expectancy increases by 0.88 of a year.
• D) the average life expectancy for men in some countries is 3.73.

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