This study is to find a relationship between in-state tuition and percentage of faculty members with PhDs. For this study, a regression was run using...

This study is to find a relationship between in-state tuition and percentage of faculty members with PhDs.  For this study, a regression was run using a data set of U.S. colleges from years gone by.  In-state tuition is in dollars ($).  Following is the regression output.

Model Summary

Model

R-Squared

Adjusted R-Squared

Std. Error of the Estimate

0.613

0.375

0.371

55.5495


 

Coefficients

Model

Unstandardized Coefficients

 

Standardized Coefficients

Sig. (P-value)

 

Std. Error

Beta

 

 

(Constant)

316.7

18.764

 

16.878

.000

 

 

 

 

Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. degrees.

2.419

0.244

0.613

9.893

.000 


Part 1 Question

Interpret the coefficient of “Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. degrees.”

Part 2 Question

Interpret the statistical significance tests (P-value) associated with “Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. degrees.”  State the null and alternative hypotheses.

Part 3 Question

Discuss the practical significance (R-squared and P-value) of the coefficient of “Percentage of faculty with Ph.D. degrees.”