For the 2016 GSS, You Regress Respondent's Years of Education

question 36

Multiple Choice

For the 2016 GSS, you regress respondent's years of education completed (Y) on father's years of education completed (X) and obtain the following result: Y = 10.24 + .32X. What would be the predicted years of a respondent's education if his or her father had completed 12 years of schooling?

• A) 10.24
• B) 10.56
• C) 12.00
• D) 14.08

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