Instruction 13.22 the Education Department's Regional Executive Officer Wanted to Predict the Predict

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Multiple Choice

Instruction 13.22
The education department's regional executive officer wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a Grade 6 proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing) , daily average of the percentage of students attending class (% Attendance) , average teacher salary in dollars (Salaries) and instructional spending per pupil in dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = % Attendance, X₂ = Salaries and X₃ = Spending:

-Referring to Instruction 13.22,which of the following is the correct null hypothesis to determine whether there is a significant relationship between percentage of students passing the proficiency test and the entire set of explanatory variables?

• A) H₀: β₀ = β₁ = β₂ = β₃ = 0
• B) H₀: β₁ = β₂ = β₃ = 0
• C) H₀: β₁ = β₂ = β₃ ≠ 0
• D) H₀: β₀ = β₁ = β₂ = β₃ ≠ 0

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