Test the Hypotheses H₀: No First-Order Autocorrelation Vs $\alpha$ = 005

question 77

Essay

Test the hypotheses H₀: no first-order autocorrelation vs. H₁: first-order autocorrelation, given that: Durbin-Watson Statistic d = 1.89, n = 28, k = 3, and $\alpha$ = 0.05.

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