Assume That the Current Date Is February 1, 2003

question 97

Multiple Choice

Assume that the current date is February 1, 2003. The linear regression model was applied to a monthly time series based on the last 24 months' sales (from January 2000 through December 2002) . The following partial computer output summarizes the results. At a significance level of .05, what is the value of the rejection point in testing the slope for significance?

• A) 1.717
• B) 1.96
• C) 2.074
• D) 1.645
• E) 2.064

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