The Critical Value for a Given P-Value in the F-Distribution

question 6

Multiple Choice

The critical value for a given p-value in the F-distribution depends on the degrees of freedom in the numerator and denominator.How do you find the degrees of freedom in the numerator?

• A)It is the number of observations minus the number of coefficients estimated (N-K)
• B)It is the number of hypotheses being tested simultaneously (J)
• C)It is the number of coefficients being estimated (K)
• D)It is the number of observations minus the number of hypotheses tested (N-J)

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