A Regression Was Performed on a Sample of 16 Observations $\beta$

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Essay

A regression was performed on a sample of 16 observations.The estimated equation is
.The standard errors for the coefficients are S_b1 = 4.2,S_b2 = 5.6,and S_b3 = 2.8.For this model,SST = 3809.6 and SSR = 3285.4.
a.Compute the appropriate t ratios.
b.Test for the significance of $\beta$ ₁, $\beta$ ₂ and $\beta$ ₃at the 5% level of significance.
c.Do you think that any of the variables should be dropped from the model? Explain.
d.Compute R² and R_a².Interpret R².
e.Test the significance of the relationship among the variables at the 5% level of significance.

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