You Are Interested in Understanding Why Some People Send More

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Essay

You are interested in understanding why some people send more e-mail messages than others do.One possible explanation may be the age of the individual.Older people tend to be less computer savvy,and may have fewer friends who use e-mail.You examine the number of e-mails a person sends weekly using regression analysis and come up with the following equation of the regression line:
Number of e-mails = 63 - 0.5 Age.Interpret these results.

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Definitions:

Appears Farther

A perceptual phenomenon where an object or distance is perceived to be more distant than it actually is.

Relative Height

A cue in visual perception that allows individuals to judge distance based on the apparent height of objects in the field of view.

Field of Vision

The entire area that a person can see without moving their eyes or head.

Shape Constancy

The perceptual phenomenon where the perceived shape of an object remains constant despite changes in the viewing angle or distance.