Data were collected for a sample of 12 pharmacists to determine if years of experience and salary are related. Based on the output below, how much of the
Variability in pharmacists' salary is accounted for by years of experience?
A) 82.8 %
B) 47.97 %
C) 5.58485 thousand dollars
D) 10.99 %
E) 98.9 %

Question

Data were collected for a sample of 12 pharmacists to determine if years of experience and salary are related. Based on the output below, how much of the
Variability in pharmacists' salary is accounted for by years of experience? 
A) 82.8 % 
B) 47.97 % 
C) 5.58485 thousand dollars 
D) 10.99 % 
E) 98.9 %

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The R-squared value is given as 0.828, which represents the proportion of variability in the dependent variable (salary) that can be explained by the independent variable (years of experience). Therefore, 82.8% of the variability in pharmacists' salary is accounted for by years of experience.

Data Were Collected for a Sample of 12 Pharmacists to Determine