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Test Bank Questions Chapter 4 - Ed4 - PA
Test Bank Questions Chapter 4 - Ed4 - PA
Suppose that a researcher wishes to test the null hypothesis: 2 = 1 and 3 + 4 = 1. The
TABULATED value of the F-distribution that we would compare the result of testing
this hypothesis with at the 10% level would be approximately
(a) 19.48
(b) 2.76
(c) 2.37
(d) 3.11
7. Which one of the following statements must hold for EVERY CASE concerning the
residual sums of squares for the restricted and unrestricted regressions?
(a) URSS > RRSS
(b) URSS RRSS
(c) RRSS > URSS
(d) RRSS URSS
8. Which one of the following is the most appropriate as a definition of R2 in the context
that the term is usually used?
(a) It is the proportion of the total variability of y that is explained by the model
(b) It is the proportion of the total variability of y about its mean value that is explained
by the model
(c) It is the correlation between the fitted values and the residuals
(d) It is the correlation between the fitted values and the mean.
9. Suppose that the value of R2 for an estimated regression model is exactly one. Which
of the following are true?
(i) All of the data points must lie exactly on the line
(ii) All of the residuals must be zero
(iii) All of the variability of y about is mean have has been explained by the model
(i) The fitted line will be horizontal with respect to all of the explanatory variables