Exhibit 12-4
Regression Analysis Was Applied Between Sales Data Y $\hat { Y }$

question 38

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12-4
Regression analysis was applied between sales data Y in $1,000s) and advertising data x in $100s) and the following information was obtained.
= 12 + 1.8 x
$\hat { Y }$ n = 17
SSR = 225
SSE = 75
Sb₁ = 0.2683
-Refer to Exhibit 12-4. To perform an F test, the p-value is

• A) less than .01
• B) between .01 and .025
• C) between .025 and .05
• D) between .05 and 0.1

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