Suppose You Are Interested in Explaining Variation in Body Mass

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Essay

Suppose you are interested in explaining variation in Body Mass Index in a nationally-representative sample of 12,486 men and women and that you estimate the sample regression function (standard errors in parentheses) $$\begin{array} { l } B M I _ { i } = &26.37 -& 5.61 \text { Female } _ { i } +& 0.48 \mathrm { Age } _ { i } \\& (4.62) &(1.05) &(0.13) \\\end{array}$$
a)Which variable do you suspect could be responsible for heteroskedasticity in this model? Why? Explain.
b)How would you use the Breusch-Pagan test to determine whether heteroskedasticity is present? Explain.
c)How would you use Weighted Least Squares to account for heteroskedasticity if it is present? Explain.

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