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Before writing up a summary of this analysis, the other researcher quit in a fit of rage! The officials at the CDC aren’t statistical experts, so they can’t make sense of what this data analysis demonstrates. To help them out, please provide a detailed summary of what this regression model communicates about the relationship between age and blood pressure levels among the population of young adults in the US. Be as specific and detailed as possible in explaining the story conveyed by this analysis. Make sure to describe every piece of information presented in the regression table. 5. Before they quit, the same researcher also preformed a simple linear regression analysis describing the relationship between race(-ism) 2 and systolic blood pressure levels. Here, the variable race measures an individual’s racial identity as either: White; Black; American Indian/Native Alaskan; Asian; Latinx; or Other . Below is a regression table that displays the results of this analysis: parameter estimate 95% CI p-value Intercept 125.08 [124, 126] < 0.001 Race: White [ref.] - - - Race: AI/AN 4.07 [-2.07, 10.2] 0.202 Race: Asian 0.02 [-2.44, 2.47] 0.991 Race: Black 6.86 [5.86, 7.83] < 0.001 Race: Latinx 1.64 [0.31 2.98] 0.015 Race: Other -1.55 [-3.43 0.33] 0.111 Table 2: Linear regression model of the relationship between systolic blood pressure and race. Note: “ref.” stands for “reference category.” “AI/AN” stands for “American Indian/Native Alaskan.” CDC officials are truly puzzled by this regression analysis. They know that it suggest something about racialized disparities in blood pressure among young adults, but are not sure what exactly it’s communicating. Part of the difficulty here is that these officials have no idea how to interpret a linear regression model where the predictor is a nominal categorical variable (like race). To help the CDC out here, please provide a careful summary of what this analysis suggests about racial disparities in blood pressure among the full population of young adults in the US. Point to specific evidence from the above regression model to support your explanation. 3 6. A very eager — if somewhat unusual — CDC official has a strange theory of what explains why some young adults have higher blood pressure than others. Indeed, he believes that the single most important factor in determining someone’s systolic blood pressure level is the 2 Always remember that “race” is a proxy for a broad system of unequal social experiences — not biology! 3 Hint: read through this document — particularly the section “Categorical variables with two levels” — to help foundation your thinking: https://bit.ly/2YZuRFq. 3