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E. Statistical ConceptsT-statistics: refers to a statistical “goodness-of-fit” measure that indicated the likelihoodthat the coefficient estimated for the explanatory variable is, in fact, greater than 0. Thus,very low t-statistics suggest that there is no meaningful causation implied between theexplanatory variable (the attractions variable) and the independent variable (the numberof visitations). T-statistic greater than 2.0 are generally regarded as highly significant.Adjusted R-Squared: The R-squared indicates the degree to which the variation of theindependent variable (visitations) from its mean is explained by the dependent variablesused in the regression. An adjusted R 2 value of 0.9 indicates that 90% of the variation isexplained.64