If Excel Estimated the 95 Percent Confidence Interval for a Slope

question 109

Multiple Choice

If Excel estimated the 95 percent confidence interval for a slope coefficient for the price to run from - 2.73 to - 1.67, which of the following is true?

• A)You are 95 percent confident that the true slope coefficient is greater than - 2.73.
• B)You are 95 percent confident that the true slope coefficient is greater than - 1.67.
• C)You are 95 percent confident that the true slope coefficient falls within the range - 2.73 to - 1.67.
• D)You are 99 percent confident that the true slope coefficient falls within the range - 2.73 to - 1.67.

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Basic Earnings

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Basic Earnings

The net income divided by the number of outstanding shares, representing the earnings available to shareholders.