Twenty-One Executives in a Large Corporation Were Randomly Selected for a Study

Multiple Choice

Twenty-one executives in a large corporation were randomly selected for a study in which several factors were examined to determine their effect on annual salary (expressed in $000's) . The factors selected were age, seniority, years of college, number of company divisions they had been exposed to and the level of their responsibility. A regression analysis was performed using a popular spreadsheet program with the following regression output: Determine the multiple regression equation. _______________________

A) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.452X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
B) Y' = -23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.45X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
C) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ + 0.381X₂ + 1.452X₃ + 0.089X₄ - 3.554X₅
D) Y' = 23.004 - 0.031X₁ - 0.381X₂ - 1.452X₃ - 0.089X₄ + 3.554X₅
E) Y' = -23.004 + 0.031X₁ - 0.381X₂ - 1.45X₃ + 0.089X₄ - 3.554X₅