TABLE 13-5 A Microeconomist Wants to Determine How Corporate Sales Are Influenced

question 15

Multiple Choice

TABLE 13-5
A microeconomist wants to determine how corporate sales are influenced by capital and wage spending by companies. She proceeds to randomly select 26 large corporations and record information in millions of dollars. The Microsoft Excel output below shows results of this multiple regression.

-Referring to Table 13-5, what is the p-value for testing whether Wages have a negative impact on corporate sales?

• A) 0.05
• B) 0.0001
• C) 0.00005
• D) 0.99995

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Definitions:

Involuntary Expression

Unconscious facial or bodily movements that convey emotions or reactions, not controlled voluntarily.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion proposing that emotions result from the perception of bodily reactions to stimuli, implying that physiological arousal precedes emotional experience.

Autonomic Changes

Adjustments in the autonomic nervous system that regulate bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal.

James-Lange Theory

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