If Your Computer Printout Includes an F-Statistic and P-Value for the Overall

question 21

Multiple Choice

If your computer printout includes an F-statistic and p-value for the overall model,how should you interpret the p-value?

• A)the probability that all of the coefficients are actually equal to zero
• B)the probability that all of the coefficients other than the intercept are actually zero and we would observe the estimated results
• C)the probability that the model is completely invalid
• D)the probability that the model is incorrectly specified

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