Thirty Employed Single Individuals Were Randomly Selected to Examine the Relationship

question 98

Essay

Thirty employed single individuals were randomly selected to examine the relationship between their age (Age)and their credit card debt (Debt)expressed as a percentage of their annual income.Three polynomial models were applied and the following table summarizes Excel's regression results. What is the value of the test statistic for testing H₀: β₂ = β₃ = 0 against H_A: β₂ ≠ 0 or β₃ ≠ 0 in the model Debt = β₀ + β₁Age + β₂Age²+ β₃Age³ + ε ?

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