If the Error Variable $\varepsilon$ Is Normally Distributed,the Test Statistic for Testing H₀

question 82

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If the error variable $\varepsilon$ is normally distributed,the test statistic for testing H₀: $\beta$ ₁ = 0 has a Student t-distribution with n - 2 degrees of freedom.

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