Exhibit 14-7

question 16

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 14-7.Assume you ran a multiple regression to gain a better understanding of the relationship between lumber sales,housing starts,and commercial construction.The regression uses lumber sales (in $100,000s) as the response variable with housing starts (in 1000s) and commercial construction (in 1000s) as the explanatory variables.The results of the regression are: Refer to Exhibit 14-7.The standard deviation of the difference between actual lumber sales and the estimate of those sales is:

• A)29.58
• B)48
• C)103.3
• D)875

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