TABLE 14-17 Given Below Are Results from the Regression Analysis Where the Where

question 336

True/False

TABLE 14-17
Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy)and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age)and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes,0 = no).
The results of the regression analysis are given below:
-True or False: Referring to Table 14-17,the null hypothesis H₀ : β₁ = β₂ = 0 implies that the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff is not related to one of the explanatory variables.

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