Exhibit 13-5
Below You Are Given a Partial Minitab Output $\beta$

question 145

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 13-5
Below you are given a partial Minitab output based on a sample of 25 observations.

-Refer to Exhibit 13-5. We want to test whether the parameter $\beta$ ₁ is significant. The test statistic equals

• A)0.357
• B)2.8
• C)14
• D)1.96

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