A Realtor Wants to Predict and Compare the Prices of Homes

question 37

Essay

A realtor wants to predict and compare the prices of homes in three neighboring locations.She considers the following linear models:
Model A: Price = β₀ + β₁Size + β₂Age + ε
Model B: Price = β₀ + β₁ Size + β₃ Loc1 + β₄ Loc2 + ε
Model C: Price = β₀ + β₁Size + β₂Age + β₃ Loc1 + β₄ Loc2 +ε
where,
Price = the price of a home (in $1,000s)
Size = the square footage (in sq.feet)
Loc1 = a dummy variable taking on 1 for Location 1,and 0 otherwise
Loc2 = a dummy variable taking on 1 for Location 2,and 0 otherwise
After collecting data on 52 sales and applying regression,her findings were summarized in the following table. Note: The values of relevant test statistics are shown in parentheses below the estimated coefficients.
Using Model B,compute the test statistic for testing the joint significance of the two dummy variables Loc1 and Loc2.

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