If We Are Testing the Significance of the Independent Variable

question 62

Multiple Choice

If we are testing the significance of the independent variable X₁ and we reject the null hypothesis H₀: β₁ = 0, we conclude that

• A) X₁ is significantly related to y.
• B) X₁ is not significantly related to y.
• C) X₁ is an unimportant independent variable.
• D) β₁ is significantly related to the dependent variable y.

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