For the 2018 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 = 4.78 - .15X. How much change in hours of television watched is associated with a change of one year in a respondent's education?
A) 1
B) 4.78 - .15
C) 4.78
D) -.15

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The coefficient for X in the regression equation is -.15, which means that for every one year increase in education, there is a decrease of .15 hours in television watched. Therefore, the answer is D.

For the 2018 GSS, You Regress Number of Hours of Television