Use the country.sav data file to answer the following question. You want to examine what factors affect male life expectancy (lifeexpm) in years within different countries. In particular, you think that the following variables will have an impact on male life expectancy. The number of doctors per 10,000 people (docs) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measured in dollars The country’s status as a developed or developing country (develop) where 0 = developed and 1 = developing)
If a country has 50 doctors for every 10,000 people, GDP per capita of 30,000, and it is a developed country, what would be the predicted male life expectancy?
51.562 + 0.567 (50) + 0 (30,000) + 0 (3.329) = 79.912
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What will be an ideal response?