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National birth rates (births per 1,000) may be influenced by the average national life expectancy in years and the national literacy rate (% of population that can read and write). Data for 49 countries were obtained and the regression results follow.

-The calculated F-statistic to determine the overall significance of the estimated multiple regression model is
A) 61.07
B) 16.58
C) 5.23
D) 5.47
E) This F-statistic cannot be determined.

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Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
National birth rates (births per 1,000) may be influenced by the average national life expectancy in years and the national literacy rate (% of population that can read and write). Data for 49 countries were obtained and the regression results follow.
 
-The calculated F-statistic to determine the overall significance of the estimated multiple regression model is
A) 61.07 
B) 16.58 
C) 5.23 
D) 5.47 
E) This F-statistic cannot be determined.

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The F-statistic is given as 61.07 in the output, which is a measure of the overall significance of the estimated multiple regression model. A high F-statistic indicates that at least one of the independent variables is significantly related to the dependent variable.

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