A study has recently been conducted by a major computer magazine publisher in which the objective was to develop a multiple regression model to explain the variation in price of personal computers.Three independent variables were used.The following computer printout shows the final output.However,several values are omitted from the printout. Given this information,the regression model explains just under 70 percent of the variation in the price of personal computers.

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A study has recently been conducted by a major computer magazine publisher in which the objective was to develop a multiple regression model to explain the variation in price of personal computers.Three independent variables were used.The following computer printout shows the final output.However,several values are omitted from the printout.  Given this information,the regression model explains just under 70 percent of the variation in the price of personal computers.

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The R-squared value in the output is 0.689, which means that the regression model explains about 69% of the variation in the price of personal computers. Therefore, the statement is true.

A Study Has Recently Been Conducted by a Major Computer