The Index of Exposure to Radioactive Waste and the Cancer

question 5

Essay

The index of exposure to radioactive waste and the cancer mortality rates (deaths per 100,000)were recorded for nine different geographic regions.Explain what the R-squared in this regression means.
Dependent variable is: Cancer Mortality Rate
R-squared = 85.8%
s = 14.00993 with 9 - 2 = 7 degrees of freedom

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Definitions:

Seminal Vesicles

Glands located near the prostate in males that produce fluid that is a component of semen.

GC

Gonococcus, a type of bacteria that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection.

Seminiferous Tubules

Narrow coils of tubes within the testes where sperm is produced.

Epididymis

A tightly coiled tube situated behind each testicle, critical for the storage and transport of sperm.