Interpret the Coefficients of a Multiple Regression Equation
-Twelve Nursing $= 255 + 12.7$

question 42

Multiple Choice

Interpret the Coefficients of a Multiple Regression Equation
-Twelve nursing students are set to graduate and the registration clerk at the nursing school wonders if there is a correlation between a student's age, their GPA and their state board score. She collects data about the 12 students and determines the regression equation to be
State Board $= 255 + 12.7$ Age $+ 4.6$ GPA.
What would she expect a 27 year-old student with a GPA of $2.6$ to achieve on the state board examination? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

• A) 610
• B) 412
• C) 639
• D) 584

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