Suppose That You Estimate the Regression Function You Might Be Concerned That

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you estimate the regression function $\text { Stock Price } _ { i } = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } \text { Wealth } _ { i } + \beta _ { 2 } \text { Earnings } _ { i } + \beta _ { 3 } \text { Rainfall } _ { i } + \varepsilon _ { i }$
You might be concerned that $\hat { \beta } _ { 2 }$
May have a large standard error because

• A)investor wealth is likely an irrelevant independent variable.
• B)the amount of rainfall is likely an irrelevant independent variable.
• C)investor wealth is likely measured with error.
• D)the first letter in the firm's name is likely an omitted variable.

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