A Researcher Collects a Nationally Based Set of Data About

question 6

Multiple Choice

A researcher collects a nationally based set of data about cholesterol levels and age at first circulatory incident (myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident) . The researcher performs a linear regression analysis, in order to do which of the following?

• A)To be able to estimate the age at which circulatory incidents are likely to occur, given the cholesterol level.
• B)To determine how well the data fit the theoretical framework
• C)To calculate the strength of the relationship between cholesterol levels and circulatory incidents
• D)To determine whether there is a linear relationship between cholesterol levels and circulatory incidents
• E)To derive the formula for the line of best fit
• F)To obtain information from which to construct a better scatter plot

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