TABLE 14-4 A Real Estate Builder Wishes to Determine How House Size

question 342

Multiple Choice

TABLE 14-4
A real estate builder wishes to determine how house size (House) is influenced by family income (Income) , family size (Size) , and education of the head of household (School) . House size is measured in hundreds of square feet, income is measured in thousands of dollars, and education is in years. The builder randomly selected 50 families and ran the multiple regression. Microsoft Excel output is provided below:
-Referring to Table 14-4, at the 0.01 level of significance, what conclusion should the builder draw regarding the inclusion of School in the regression model?

• A) School is significant in explaining house size and should be included in the model because its p-value is less than 0.01.
• B) School is significant in explaining house size and should be included in the model because its p-value is more than 0.01.
• C) School is not significant in explaining house size and should not be included in the model because its p-value is less than 0.01.
• D) School is not significant in explaining house size and should not be included in the model because its p-value is more than 0.01.

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Definitions:

Validity

How well a psychometric test measures what it is intended to measure.

Reliability

How consistently a psychometric test produces similar results each time it is used.

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Apprehension about confirming negative stereotypes related to a person’s own group.

Nonvaluative

Pertaining to an approach or judgment that does not involve ascribing value, worth, or merit.