TABLE 13-6
the Following EXCEL Tables Are Obtained When "Score

question 83

Multiple Choice

TABLE 13-6
The following EXCEL tables are obtained when "Score received on an exam (measured in percentage points) " (Y) is regressed on "percentage attendance" (X) for 22 students in a Statistics for Business and Economics course.
$\begin{array}{lc}\text { Regression Statistics } \\\text { Multiple R } & 0.142620229 \\\text { R Square } & 0.02034053 \\\text { Adjusted R Square } & -0.028642444 \\\text { Standard Error} &20.25979924 \\\text { Observations } & 22 \\\hline\end{array}$

$$\begin{array} { l c r c c } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Enor } & \text { T Stat } & p \text {-value } \\\hline \text { Intercept } & 39.39027309 & 37.24347659 & 1.057642216 & 0.302826622 \\\text { Attendance } & 0.340583573 & 0.52852452 & 0.644404489 & 0.526635689 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Table 13-6, which of the following statements is true?

• A) If attendance increases by 1%, the estimated average score received will increase by 39.39 percentage points.
• B) If the score received increases by 39.39%, the estimated average attendance will go up by 1%.
• C) If attendance increases by 1%, the estimated average score received will increase by 0.341 percentage points.
• D) If attendance increases by 0.341%, the estimated average score received will increase by 1 percentage point.

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