An open label study (where participants are aware of the treatment they are taking) is conducted to assess the time to pain relief following...

An open label study (where participants are aware of the treatment they are taking) is conducted to assess the time to pain relief following treatment in patients with arthritis. The following linear regression equations are estimated relating time to pain relief measured in minutes (dependent variable) to participant's age (in years), gender (coded 1 for males and 0 for females) and severity of disease (a score ranging from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicative of more severe arthritis): (15 points)