In the Quadratic Model $$E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } , \text { a negative value of } \beta _ { 1 }$$

question 121

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In the quadratic model $$E ( y ) = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } x + \beta _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } , \text { a negative value of } \beta _ { 1 }$$ indicates downward concavity.

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