Dependent Variable LOGBWGHTLBS Method Least Squares Date 101

Dependent Variable: LOG(BWGHTLBS) Method: Least Squares Date: 1018/15 Time: 22:29 Sample: 11388 Included observations: 1191 Variabl Coefficient Std. Error t-Statistic Prob PACKS FATHEDUC MOTHEDUC PARITY LOG(FAMINC) MALE 0.101457 0.020583 4.9291240.0000 0.0036830.002614 1.409005 0.1591 0.003389 0.002980-1.1373280.2556 0.016445 0.006149 2.674333 0.0076 0.016037 0.008405 1.907997 0.0566 0.033601 0.010737 3.129422 0.0018 1.903300 0.037493 50.76384 0.0000 R-squared Adjusted R-squared S.E. Of regression Sum squared resid Log likelihood F-statistic Prob(F-statistic) 0.042026 Mean dependent var 0.037172 S.D. dependent var 0.184485 Akaike info criterion 40.29723 Schwarz criterion 326.5655 Hannan-Quinn criter. 8.656993 Durbin-Watson sta 0.000000 1.994947 0.188013 0.536634 0.506762 0.525377 1.976307

Solution

From the given output, the coefficient for the independent variable PACKS when predicting the Log(BWGHTLBS) is -0.101457.

Thus, women who smoke an additional pack per day should expect their babies to be smaller than 0.1001457.