A Regression Analysis Involved 8 Independent Variables and 100 Observations

question 32

Multiple Choice

A regression analysis involved 8 independent variables and 100 observations. The critical value of t for testing the significance of each of the independent variable's coefficients will have

• A) 9 degrees of freedom.
• B) 97 degrees of freedom.
• C) 91 degrees of freedom.
• D) 7 degrees of freedom.

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