A Sociologist Examines the Relationship Between the Poverty Rate and Several

question 140

Multiple Choice

A sociologist examines the relationship between the poverty rate and several socioeconomic factors. For the 50 states and the District of Columbia (n = 51) , he collects data on the poverty rate (y, in %) , the percent of the population with at least a high school education (x₁) , median income (x₂, in $1000s) , and the mortality rate per 1,000 residents (x₃) . He estimates the following model as y = β₀ + β₁Education + β₂Income + β₃Mortality + ε. The following ANOVA table shows a portion of the regression results. Which of the following is the value of the standard error of the estimate?

• A) 1.47
• B) 1.21
• C) 139.1
• D) 4.8

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