A Major Car Magazine Has Recently Collected Data on 30

question 91

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A major car magazine has recently collected data on 30 leading cars in the U.S. market. It is interested in building a multiple regression model to explain the variation in highway miles. The following correlation matrix has been computed from the data collected: The analysts also produced the following multiple regression output using curb weight, cylinders, and horsepower as the three independent variables. Note, a number of the output fields are missing, but can be determined from the information provided. Based on the information provided, using a 0.05 level of statistical significance, both curb weight and horsepower are statistically significant variables in explaining the variation in the dependent variable when they are included in the model along with cylinders.

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Definitions:

Private Goods

Private goods are products that are excludable and rival in consumption, meaning their use is limited to paying customers and one person's consumption prevents another's.

Externalities

Economic side effects or consequences that affect uninvolved third parties; can be negative (costs) or positive (benefits).

Not Excludable

A characteristic of goods or services that does not allow for the prevention of use by individuals who have not paid for it.

Not Rival

A characteristic of a good where its consumption by one individual does not reduce availability to others, often associated with non-rivalrous goods.