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. Partial excel results are summarized below: Given this information alone, would you decide to continue with the regression analysis?
A) Yes, because the information is based on a significant size sample.
B) Yes, because the multiple r value is large.
C) No, because the multiple r value is small.
D) No, because the standard error value is more than 5.
E) Yes, because the standard error value is more than 5.

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. Partial excel results are summarized below:  Given this information alone, would you decide to continue with the regression analysis?
A) Yes, because the information is based on a significant size sample. 
B) Yes, because the multiple r value is large. 
C) No, because the multiple r value is small. 
D) No, because the standard error value is more than 5. 
E) Yes, because the standard error value is more than 5.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The decision of whether to continue with a regression analysis should not be based solely on one factor. However, a small multiple r value would indicate that there is not a strong linear relationship between age and the number of workdays missed. This could suggest that a regression analysis may not be the most appropriate method for analyzing the relationship between these variables.

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