The U.S. Department of Human Services research team has submitted a report to you on the infant
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The U.S. Department of Human Services research team has submitted a report to you on the infant mortality rate. The team uses a regression equation in which infant mortality (the number of infants who die per 1,000 live births) is a function of the year (X1, where 1960 = 1), Medicaid expenditures (X2, in millions of dollars), and the expenditures on Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental food programs (X3, also in millions of dollars). Interpret the following regression. Th en predict the infant mortality rate for 2012 if $4,536 million is spent on Medicaid and $774 million is spent on WIC. Which of the variables is the most important predictor? If you had $1 million to spend, what would be the most effective use of that money?
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Applied Statistics For Public And Nonprofit Administration
ISBN: 9781111342807
8th Edition
Authors: Kenneth J. Meier, Jeffrey L. Brudney, John Bohte