Although you might suspect that dissatisfied people would be the most likely individuals to participate in political activities in an attempt to change things, research tends to show just the opposite. Flavin and Keane (2011) found a positive relationship between life satisfaction and political participation, which included activities such as attending rallies, contributing to candidates, and displaying a yard sign. Following are data similar to those obtained in the study.

a. Find the regression equation for predicting political participation from life satisfaction.
b. Using a = .05, test the significance of the regression equation.

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