Benjamin Is Studying the Influence of Age on Weekly Hours

question 31

Multiple Choice

Benjamin is studying the influence of age on weekly hours of television viewing.Using a statistical software program to estimate the slope for age on voting,he derives the following regression equation:
Weekly TV Hours = 2.35 + (0.16 * Age)
As your textbook notes,the regression coefficient,or slope,can be used to calculate
The expected value of the dependent variable (in this case,TV hours) for a given
Value of the independent variable (in this case,age) .If a person is 63 years old,what would his or her expected number of TV hours be?

• A)10.08
• B)12.43
• C)23.69
• D)7.73

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