Interpret the Coefficients of a Multiple Regression Equation
-A Minor $= - 2.64 + 0.989$

question 6

Multiple Choice

Interpret the Coefficients of a Multiple Regression Equation
-A minor league baseball team determined the following to be the regression equation for the number of hits a player would get based upon an expected number of times at bat and how many strikeouts they had. The equation is
Hits $= - 2.64 + 0.989$ At Bats $- 1.05$ Strikeouts.
A new player on the team last year in a different league was at bat 80 times and had 32 strikeouts. How many expected hits would he have had in this league? Round your answer to the next whole hit.

• A) 43
• B) 55
• C) 49
• D) 41

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