Information was collected from employee records to determine whether there is an association between an employee's age and the number or workdays they miss. Excel results are summarized below: From this printout you determine:
A) the employee age is the dependent variable.
B) the employee age is the independent variable.
C) the older the employee the more days they are absent from work.
D) the intercept of 23 indicates the most days absent.

Question

Information was collected from employee records to determine whether there is an association between an employee's age and the number or workdays they miss. Excel results are summarized below:   From this printout you determine:
A) the employee age is the dependent variable. 
B) the employee age is the independent variable. 
C) the older the employee the more days they are absent from work. 
D) the intercept of 23 indicates the most days absent.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The employee age is the independent variable, as it is being used to predict the number of workdays missed. The coefficient for age is negative (-0.166), indicating that as age increases, the number of workdays missed decreases. The intercept of 23 does not have any practical interpretation in this case.

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