For the 2016 GSS, you regress respondent's years of education completed (Y) on father's years of education completed (X) and obtain the following result: Y = 10.24 + .32X. What would be the predicted years of a respondent's education if his or her father had completed 12 years of schooling?
A) 10.24
B) 10.56
C) 12.00
D) 14.08

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The predicted years of education is calculated by substituting X = 12 into the regression equation: Y = 10.24 + 0.32(12) = 14.08.

For the 2016 GSS, You Regress Respondent's Years of Education