Refer to Table 3.9 on page 65. This exercise uses y =

fertility rate and x = gender inequality index. Table 9.13 shows part of an SPSS output for a regression analysis.

(a) State a research question that could be addressed with this printout.

(b) Report the prediction equation, and interpret.

(c) Report r and r2, and interpret.

(d) What do your analyses suggest about the question posed in (a)?

TABLE 9.13 Fertility Rate Regressed on Gender Inequality Index R .598 R Square 0.357 B Std. Error t Sig.

(Constant) 1.378 0.172 8.027 0.000 GII 2.734 0.580 4.717 0.000