Below You Are Given a Partial Excel Output Based on a Sample

question 64

Essay

Below you are given a partial Excel output based on a sample of 30 days of the price of a company's stock (y in dollars), the Dow Jones industrial average (x₁), and the stock price of the company's major competitor (x₂ in dollars).

a.Use the output shown above and write an equation that can be used to predict the price of the stock.
b.If the Dow Jones Industrial Average is 2650 and the price of the competitor is $45, what would you expect the price of the stock to be?
c.At  = 0.05, test to determine if the Dow Jones average is a significant variable.
d.At  = 0.05, test to determine if the stock price of the major competitor is a significant variable.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Control

The degree to which conditions in the environment influence the occurrence of a specific behavior.

Example

A representative instance or case used to illustrate or explain a concept, principle, or process.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the specific stimulus that is associated with a reinforcement.

Stimulus Generalization

The phenomenon where a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, resulting in a similar response.