TABLE 14-2 A Professor of Industrial Relations Believes That an Individual's Wage

Multiple Choice

TABLE 14-2
A professor of industrial relations believes that an individual's wage rate at a factory (Y) depends on his performance rating (X₁) and the number of economics courses the employee successfully completed in college (X₂) . The professor randomly selects 6 workers and collects the following information:
-Referring to Table 14-2, for these data, what is the estimated coefficient for performance rating, b₁?

A) 0.616
B) 1.054
C) 6.932
D) 9.103