In Explaining the Income Earned by University Graduates, Which of the Following

question 91

Multiple Choice

In explaining the income earned by university graduates, which of the following independent variables is best represented by an indicator variable in a regression model?

• A) Grade point average.
• B) Gender
• C) Number of years since graduating from high school.
• D) Age

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Definitions:

Mastication

The action of masticating food to ready it for swallowing and subsequent digestion.

Parasympathetic Nerves

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digest functions, conserving energy and lowering metabolism.

Vagus Nerve

The tenth cranial nerve, involved in controlling heart rate, gastrointestinal motility, sweating, and various muscle movements in the body.

Transverse Colon

Part of the colon between the right and left colic flexures.