In the GSS2008, respondents were asked if the aged should live with their children. Here is a simple logistic regression equation. Race is coded as follows: White and Blacks = 0, Others (i.e. not whites or blacks) =1.
Dependent Variable: Should Aged Live with Their Children? (1=good idea, 0 = bad idea)
$\begin{array}{lc}
\text { Independent Variable } & \text { Slope } \
\text { Race } & .55^{* *} \
\text { Constant } & -.10
\end{array}$ What is this slope translated into an odds ratio?
A) .18
B) 1.22
C) 1.70
D) 5.00

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The slope in a logistic regression equation can be translated into an odds ratio by taking the exponential of the slope coefficient. Here, exp(.55) ≈ 1.73, which is closest to the provided option 1.70.