A County Has Four Major Hospitals: (1)Regional Memorial, (2)General, (3)Charity,and

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Essay

A county has four major hospitals: (1)Regional Memorial, (2)General, (3)Charity,and (4)City.A multiple regression model is used to compare the time spent in these hospitals after a heart bypass surgery.The response variable is the amount of time spent in the hospital (in days).The quantitative independent variables include the age of the patient,cholesterol level of the patient,and blood pressure of the patient.Define the dummy variables so that all other hospitals are compared to City Hospital (base).

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