A professor at the University of Alabama was interested in evaluating the relationship between family support and delinquency. Using data collected on 4545 families, the researcher used regression to analyze the relationship. The results are presented below

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. A professor at the University of Alabama was interested in evaluating the relationship between family support and delinquency. Using data collected on 4545 families, the researcher used regression to analyze the relationship. The results are presented below.

 

 

 

Variables Entered/Removeda

Model

Variables Entered

Variables Removed

Method

1

Family supportb

.

Enter

 

a. Dependent Variable: Delinquency

b. All requested variables entered.

 

 

Model Summary

Model

R

R Square

Adjusted R Square

Std. Error of the Estimate

1

.249a

.062

.062

1.59168

 

a. Predictors: (Constant), Family support

 

 

ANOVAa

Model

Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

1

Regression

759.204

1

759.204

299.671

<.001b

Residual

11479.107

4531

2.533

 

 

Total

12238.311

4532

 

 

 

 

a. Dependent Variable: Delinquency

b. Predictors: (Constant), Family support

 

 

Coefficientsa

Model

Unstandardized Coefficients

Standardized Coefficients

t

Sig.

B

Std. Error

Beta

1

(Constant)

3.628

.074

 

48.844

.000

Family support

-.418

.024

-.249

-17.311

<.001

 

a. Dependent Variable: Delinquency

What is the predicted value for delinquency for a family with a family support score of 546?

Using an alpha level of .05, is there a statistically significant relationship between family support and delinquency?

Based on your decision regarding statistical significance, what type of error might you be making?

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