A Sample of General Mills Employees Was Studied to Determine

question 100

Multiple Choice

A sample of General Mills employees was studied to determine their degree of satisfaction with their present life. A special index, called the index of satisfaction, was used to measure satisfaction. Six factors were studied: age at the time of first marriage (X₁) , annual income (X₂) , number of children living (X₃) , value of all assets (X₄) , status of health in the form of an index (X₅) , and the average number of social activities per week (X₆) . Suppose the multiple regression equation is: Y' = 16.24 + 0.017X₁ + 0.00028X₂ +42X₃ + 0.0012X₄ + 0.19X₅ + 26.8X₆
What is the estimated index of satisfaction for a person who first married at 25, has an annual income of $46,000, has two children, has assets of $200,000, has in index of health status of 141, and has 2.5 social activities per week?

• A) 368.3
• B) 447.3
• C) 366.0
• D) 601.6
• E) 769.8

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