Peggy,a Fitness Instructor at the Local YMCA,has Been Invited by a Magazine

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Peggy,a fitness instructor at the local YMCA,has been invited by a magazine publisher to meet with nine other people to discuss a new concept for a health and fitness magazine.A member of the publisher's marketing staff will be at the meeting to guide the discussion and to record the participants' comments and suggestions.If Peggy accepts the invitation,she will be participating in a focus group.

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Definitions:

Intercept

In the context of regression models, it refers to the value of the dependent variable when all independent variables are zero.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated or controlled in an experiment to test its effect on the dependent variable.

Regression Equation

An equation that describes the statistical relationship between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.