For the 2016 GSS, you regress number of hours of television watched on the average day (Y) on number of years of education completed (X) and obtain the following result:
Y = 5.37 - .18X. What would be the predicted number of hours of television watched per day if the respondent has completed 12 years of schooling?
A) 2.16
B) 3.21
C) 5.19
D) 6.57

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The predicted number of hours is calculated by substituting X = 12 into the regression equation: Y = 5.37 - 0.18(12) = 3.21.

For the 2016 GSS, You Regress Number of Hours of Television