Chapter 14Multiple Regression 1 Minitab Manual to accompany Prem S. Mann Introductory Statistics, 8th Edition Multiple Regression Multiple Regression A professor documented the number of absences during a semester, the average number of hours of work, and the final grade for a sample of 15 students.The professor is interested in knowing if the final grade can be predicted based upon the number of absences and the number of hours of work.The data is shown below: Final GradeNumber of AbsencesNumber Hours Work 68910 7270 5467 82415 74525 8888 75210 9305 9530 84220 79315 8559 77412 9918 71512 Chapter 14 Chapter 14Multiple Regression 2 Minitab Manual to accompany Prem S. Mann Introductory Statistics, 8th Edition Enter the data into a Minitab worksheet.Enter the Final Grades into column C1, Number of Absences into column C2, and the Number Hours Work in column C3. To calculate the multiple regression, click on Stat Regression Regression.In the Response field, select the column containing the Final Grades.In the Predictors field, select the columns containing the Number of Absences and the Number Hours Work.Click OK. Chapter 14Multiple Regression 3 Minitab Manual to accompany Prem S. Mann Introductory Statistics, 8th Edition The results of the Regression will be displayed in the Session window.The Least Squares Regression line isFinal Grade = 94.9 - 2.65 Number of Absences - 0.373 Number Hours Work Chapter 14Multiple Regression 4 Minitab Manual to accompany Prem S. Mann Introductory Statistics, 8th Edition Suggested Exercises Section 14.1 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9