A group of Maternal and Child Health public health practitioners are interested in the relationship between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a number of negative health outcomes. Suppose the research team gathers information on a group of participants, and constructs a multiple linear regression model looking at the relationship between BV and depression, controlling for maternal age. The following is a computerized output displaying the results of their analysis. Parameter Estimate Standard Error t Value Pr > |t| Intercept 0.2186206635 0.06635040 3.29 0.0010 Maternal Age -.0046496845 0.00221338 -2.10 0.0360 Depression 0.1912412415 0.03151884 6.07 A) What are the dependent and independent variables in this investigation? B) Based on the information above, was the research team justified in controlling for maternal age in this population? Why or why not? C) Write out the model in symbols. Round to 3 decimal places. D) Is there a significant association between BV and depression?

A group of Maternal and Child Health public health practitioners are interested in the relationship between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a number of negative health outcomes. Suppose the research team...

A group of Maternal and Child Health public health practitioners are interested in the relationship between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a number of negative health outcomes. Suppose the research team gathers information on a group of participants, and constructs a multiple linear regression model looking at the relationship between BV and depression, controlling for maternal age. The following is a computerized output displaying the results of their analysis.

B) Based on the information above, was the research team justified in controlling for maternal age in this population? Why or why not?

Jun 10, 2022