Question

Which popular press headline does NOT suggest that a multiple regression has been used?a. "Dog ownership decreases stress"b. "After taking into account job experience, people who are happier with their jobs report greater productivity"c. "After correcting for several factors that affect memory, including intelligence, researchers found that people who read more frequently remember 12% more about a crime scene than those who don't read frequently" d. "The link between traumatic experience and the development of anxiety symptoms existed even when controlling for the effect of parental anxiety"

Answer 1

a. "Dog ownership decreases stress."

Step-by-step explanation:

A headline will have multiple regression if it include two or more variables that might influence a certain result.

From the headline in option A, the variable that influence the result (stress) is only one (dog ownership). Because of this, option A could not considered as having multiple regression.