Consider the Following Regression Model: Humidity = β₀ + β₁

question 18

Multiple Choice

Consider the following regression model: Humidity = β₀ + β₁ Temperature + β₂ Spring + β₃ Summer + β₄ Fall + β₅ Rain + ε,
Where the dummy variables Spring,Summer,and Fall represent the qualitative variable Season (spring,summer,fall,winter) ,and the dummy variable Rain is defined as Rain = 1 if rainy day,Rain = 0 otherwise.What is the regression equation for the summer rainy days?

• A) = (b₀ + b₃)+ b₁Temperature
• B) = (b₀ + b₅)+ b₁Temperature
• C) = b₀ + b₁Temperature + b₂Spring + b₄Fall

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