Refer to the Portion of Regression Results in the Accompanying

question 94

Multiple Choice

Refer to the portion of regression results in the accompanying table. When testing the overall significance of the regression model at the 5% level given a critical value of F_{0.05, (2,20)} = 3.49,the decision is to _______________________________________________________.

• A) reject H₀ and conclude that the explanatory variables are jointly significant
• B) not reject H₀ and conclude that the explanatory variables are jointly significant
• C) reject H₀ and conclude that the explanatory variables are not jointly significant
• D) not reject H₀ and conclude that the explanatory variables are not jointly significant

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Definitions:

Interval Level

A measurement scale that allows for the comparison of differences in quantities, where equal differences between values represent equal differences in what is being measured, but does not have a true zero point.

Frequency (f)

The number of times a particular value or class of values occurs in a data set.

Ordinal Level

A level of measurement where values can be ordered or ranked, but the intervals between values are not necessarily consistent or known.

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