TABLE 14-6 One of the Most Common Questions of Prospective House Buyers

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TABLE 14-6
One of the most common questions of prospective house buyers pertains to the cost of heating in dollars (Y).To provide its customers with information on that matter,a large real estate firm used the following 2 variables to predict heating costs: the daily minimum outside temperature in degrees of Fahrenheit (X₁)and the amount of insulation in inches (X₂).Given below is EXCEL output of the regression model. Also SSR (X₁ ∣ X₂)= 8343.3572 and SSR (X₂ ∣ X₁)= 4199.2672
-Referring to Table 14-6,the coefficient of partial determination is ________.

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Commission Charges

Fees that are paid to an agent or company for facilitating a transaction, often calculated as a percentage of the transaction value.

Total Cost

The full amount of expenses incurred for producing or acquiring a product or service.

Commission Charges

Fees paid to an agent or company for facilitating a transaction, often a percentage of the transaction value.

Proceeds

The amount that a seller receives from the buyer of a note being discounted; the difference between the maturity value and the discount amount. In a stock transaction, the proceeds received by the seller are equal to the selling price minus the commission.