Question: Imagine that you are conducting a regression with multiple predictor variables. You are trying to determine what variables influence illicit drug use. This is your

Imagine that you are conducting a regression with multiple predictor variables. You are trying to determine what variables influence illicit drug use. This is your outcome variable, it was measured as a continues (ratio level) variables asking the respondents how many times they have used an illicit drug in the last month.

Here are your predictor variables.

  • Age (Ratio level variable)
  • Close Peer Drug Use (Categorical Yes or No Answer, No is the comparison category) It is not required that you interpret this one. But, bonus points if you can interpret this one correctly. Remember categorical variables are interpreted differently.
  • Stress Level (Ratio Level - 20-point scale with higher score meaning higher level of stress).

Here is the results of your multiple regression:

  • F test = p = .001
  • R2 = .37
  • B slope for Age = -2.13 (p = .002)
  • B slope for Stress Level = 3.312 (p = . 004)
  • B slope for Peer Drug Use = 4.1 (p = .05).

Please provide the correct interpretations for these results

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