Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected for a Study

question 16

Multiple Choice

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected for a study in which several factors were examined to determine their effect on annual salary (expressed in $000's) . The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to and the level of their responsibility. A regression analysis was performed using a popular spreadsheet program with the following regression output: Determine the multiple regression equation. _______________________

• A) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.452X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
• B) Y' = -23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.45X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
• C) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.452X₃ + 0.089X₄ - 3.554X₅
• D) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ - 0.381X₂ - 1.452X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
• E) Y' = -23.004 + 0.031X₁ - 0.381X₂ - 1.45X₃ + 0.089X₄ - 3.554X₅

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