You Have Read the Analysis in Chapter 9 and Want $\widehat {\text { TestScr }}$

question 18

Essay

You have read the analysis in chapter 9 and want to explore the relationship between poverty and test scores. You decide to start your analysis by running a regression of test scores on the percent of students who are eligible to receive a free/reduced price lunch both in California and in Massachusetts. The results are as follows: $\widehat {\text { TestScr }}$ _CA = 681.44 - 0.610×PctLch_{CA
(0.99)(0.018)
n = 420, R}^{2 = 0.75, SER = 9.45} $\widehat {\text { TestScr }}$ _MA = 731.89 - 0.788×PctLch_{MA
(0.95)(0.045)
n = 220, R}^{2 = 0.61, SER = 9.41}
Numbers in parenthesis are heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors.
a. Calculate a t-statistic to test whether or not the two slope coefficients are the same.
b. Your textbook compares the slope coefficients for the student-teacher ratio instead of the percent eligible for a free lunch. The authors remark: "Because the two standardized tests are different, the coefficients themselves cannot be compared directly: One point on the Massachusetts test is not the same as one point on the California test." What solution do they suggest?

Learn the structural elucidation methods for carbohydrates using chemical reactions (e.g., Ruff degradation, Kiliani-Fischer synthesis) and their interpretation.

Recognize the natural occurrence and structural features of bioactive compounds like soyasaponin and their aglycones.

Understand how the Ruff degradation and other specific reactions can elucidate the structure and behavior of monosaccharides.

Comprehend the concept of isomerism and epimerism in carbohydrates.

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Definitions:

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