A Researcher Analyzes the Factors That May Influence Amusement Park

question 78

Multiple Choice

A researcher analyzes the factors that may influence amusement park attendance.She estimates the following model: Attendance = β₀ + β₁ Price + β₂ Temperature + β₃ Rides + ε,whereAttendance is the daily attendance (in 1,000s) ,Price is the gate price (in $) ,Temperature is the average daily temperature (in ^oF) ,and Rides is the number of rides at the amusement park.A portion of the regression results is shown in the accompanying table. When testing whether Temperature is significant at the 5% significance level,she ________________________________________________________________.

• A) rejects H₀: β₂ = 0,and concludes that Temperature is significant
• B) does not reject H₀: β₂ = 0,and concludes that Temperature is significant
• C) rejects H₀:β₂ = 0,and concludes that Temperature is not significant
• D) does not reject H₀:β₂ = 0,and concludes that Temperature is not significant

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