All Other Things Being Equal, with Which of the Following

question 23

Multiple Choice

All other things being equal, with which of the following alpha levels would we be most likely to reject the null hypothesis?

• A) .01
• B) .001
• C) .05
• D) .10

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Definitions:

Linear Regression

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a dependent variable and one independent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Hypotheses

Statements or assumptions made for the purpose of testing through scientific methods; can be null, proposing no effect, or alternative, proposing some effect.

SSE

Sum of Squares due to Error, a measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variance in observed data points from the fitted values predicted by a model.

Simple Linear Regression

An approach in statistics where a linear equation is fitted to data in order to understand the connection between one independent variable and a dependent variable.