A researcher wishes to examine the relationship between years of schooling completed and the number of...

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A researcher wishes to examine the relationship between years of schooling completed and the number of pregnancies in young women. Her research discovers a linear relationship, and the least squares line is: = 3 2xwhere x is the number of years of schooling completed and y is the number of pregnancies. The slope of the regression line can be interpreted in the following way: - O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies increases by 3. O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies decreases by 3. When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies increases by 2. O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies decreases by 2. A researcher wishes to examine the relationship between years of schooling completed and the number of pregnancies in young women. Her research discovers a linear relationship, and the least squares line is: = 3 2xwhere x is the number of years of schooling completed and y is the number of pregnancies. The slope of the regression line can be interpreted in the following way: - O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies increases by 3. O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies decreases by 3. When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies increases by 2. O When amount of schooling increases by one year, the number of pregnancies decreases by 2.