For the 2016 GSS, you regress number of hours of television watched on the average day (Y) on number of years of education completed (X) and obtain the following result:
Y = 5.37 - .18X. How much change in hours of television watched is associated with a change of one year in a respondent's education?
A) 1
B) 5.37 - .18
C) 5.37
D) -.18

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The coefficient of X (-.18) represents the change in the dependent variable (hours of television watched) for a one-unit increase in the independent variable (years of education).

For the 2016 GSS, You Regress Number of Hours of Television