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)

How well does this model explain the variation in male life expectancy? Explain using statistics.


59% of the variation in male life expectancy is explained by the model.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The modern state of Nigeria is about _____________ years old

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