An Example of the Interaction Term Between Two Independent, Continuous

question 60

Multiple Choice

An example of the interaction term between two independent, continuous variables is

• A)Y_i = β₀ + β₁X_i + β₂D_i + β₃(X_i × D_i)+ u_i.
• B)Y_i = β₀ + β₁X_1i + β₂X_2i + u_i.
• C)Y_i = β₀ + β₁D_1i + β₂D_2i + β₃ (D_1i × D_2i)+ u_i.
• D)Y_i = β₀ + β₁X_1i + β₂X_2i + β₃(X_1i × X_2i)+ u_i.

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Definitions:

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