In Testing the Hypotheses: H₀ $\beta$ ₁ = 0 Vs $\beta$ ₁ $\neq$

question 149

Multiple Choice

In testing the hypotheses: H₀: $\beta$ ₁ = 0 vs.H₀: $\beta$ ₁ $\neq$ 0, the following statistics are available: , , , , and .The value of the test statistic is:

• A) 2.042
• B) 0.306
• C)-1.50
• D)-0.300

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