Suppose you ran the following regression and found this statistically significant result: AGE = 120 + -4*HEALTH where AGE is how old someone is and HEALTH is a rating on how healthy they are, from 1 (very unhealthy) to 20 (very healthy). You realize you have it backwards: age causes health, not health causes age. What should the new equation be? 1 HEALTH = -30 + -0.25*AGE 2 It is impossible

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Suppose you ran the following regression and found this statistically significant result:

 

AGE = 120 + -4*HEALTH

where AGE is how old someone is and HEALTH is a rating on how healthy they are, from 1 (very unhealthy) to 20 (very healthy). You realize you have it backwards: age causes health, not health causes age. What should the new equation be?

1  

HEALTH = -30 + -0.25*AGE

2  

It is impossible to tell without re-running the regression.

3  

HEALTH = 120 + -4*AGE

4  

HEALTH = -30 + 0.25*AGE

5  

HEALTH = 30 + -0.25*AGE

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