Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

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Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
National birth rates (births per 1,000) may be influenced by the average national life expectancy in years and the national literacy rate (% of population that can read and write) . Data for 49 countries were obtained and the regression results follow.
-Which of the following statements best describes this model (using α = 0 .05) ?

A) The regression model is significant overall, and both Life Expectancy and Literacy Rate are significant independent variables in explaining the National Birth Rate.
B) The regression model is not significant overall.
C) Life Expectancy is not a significant independent variable in explaining the National Birth Rate.
D) There is no evidence that Literacy Rate is a significant independent variable in explaining the National Birth Rate.
E) The regression model is not significant overall because only Life Expectancy is significant independent variable in explaining the National Birth Rate.