THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 143

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A professor of statistics is interested in studying the relationship between the number of hours graduate students spent studying for his comprehensive final exam and the exam score.The results of the regression analysis of hours studied on exam scores are presented below.
-Suppose that we are interested in exploring the determinants of successful high schools.One possible measure of success might be the percentage of students who go on to college.The teachers' union argues that there should be a relationship between the average teachers' salary and high school success.The following regression line is obtained: "% of students going on to college = 13 + 0.001(Average Teachers' Salary) ." Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given scenario?

• A)If the percentage of students going on to college increases by 0.001,we would expect the average teachers' salary to approximately increase by one dollar.
• B)If the percentage of students going on to college increases by 1,we would expect the average teachers' salary to approximately increase by 0.001 dollar.
• C)If the average teachers' salary increases by 0.001 dollar,we would expect the percentage of students going on to college to increase approximately by one percent.
• D)If the average teachers' salary increases by one dollar,we would expect the percentage of students going on to college to increase approximately by 0.001 percent.

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Definitions:

Accountability

The obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions and decisions.

Anonymity

The state of being anonymous, where an individual's identity is unknown or unacknowledged.

Self-Esteem

The subjective evaluation or perception of one's own worth or value as a person.

Altruistic Punishment

The act of punishing violators of social norms at personal cost, with the intention of promoting group cooperation.