An Real Estate Analyst Believes That the Three Main Factors

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An real estate analyst believes that the three main factors that influence an apartment's rent in a college town are the number of bedrooms,the number of bathrooms,and the apartment's square footage.For 40 apartments,she collects data on the rent (y,in $) ,the number of bedrooms (x₁) ,the number of bathrooms (x₂) ,and its square footage (x₃) .She estimates the following model as Rent = β₀ + β₁ Bedroom + β₂ Bath + β₃ Sqft + ε.The following ANOVA table shows a portion of the regression results. Which of the following would be the rent for a 1,000-square-foot apartment that has two bedrooms and two bathrooms?

• A) $840
• B) $1,130
• C) $1,260
• D) $1,335

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a given property within a specific population, serving as a central measure of the data set.

Bonferroni Adjustment

A statistical correction method used to reduce the chances of obtaining false-positive results (Type I error) when performing multiple comparisons.

Type I Error Rate

The probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, essentially a false positive in statistical hypothesis testing.

Population Means

The average value of a particular characteristic within a defined population.