Exam 14: Introduction to Multiple Regression

SCENARIO 14-4 A real estate builder wishes to determine how house size (House) is influenced by family income (Income) and family size (Size). House size is measured in hundreds of square feet and income is measured in thousands of dollars. The builder randomly selected 50 families and ran the multiple regression. Partial Microsoft Excel output is provided below: Also SSR (X₁ | X₂) = 36400.6326 and SSR (X₁ | X₂) = 3297.7917 -Referring to Scenario 14-4,what is the value of the calculated F test statistic that is missing from the output for testing whether the whole regression model is significant?

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixthgrade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = Salaries and X ₂ = Spending: -Referring to Scenario 14-15,the null hypothesis H₀: $\beta$ ₁= $\beta$ ₂=0 implies that percentage of students passing the proficiency test is not affected by one of the explanatory variables.

In a multiple regression model,the adjusted r ²

SCENARIO 14-10 You worked as an intern at We Always Win Car Insurance Company last summer. You notice that individual car insurance premiums depend very much on the age of the individual and the number of traffic tickets received by the individual. You performed a regression analysis in EXCEL and obtained the following partial information: -Referring to Scenario 14-10,to test the significance of the multiple regression model,what are the degrees of freedom?

SCENARIO 14-8 A financial analyst wanted to examine the relationship between salary (in $1,000) and 2 variables: age (X₁ = Age) and experience in the field (X₂ = Exper). He took a sample of 20 employees and obtained the following Microsoft Excel output: Also, the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Age is 5022.0654 while the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Exper is 125.9848. -Referring to Scenario 14-8,the value of the coefficient of multiple determination is .

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixthgrade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = Salaries and X ₂ = Spending: -Referring to Scenario 14-15,you can conclude definitively that instructional spending per pupil individually has no impact on the mean percentage of students passing the proficiency test,considering the effect of mean teacher salary,at a 1% level of significance based solely on but not actually computing the 99% the confidence interval estimate for $\beta$ ₂.

SCENARIO 14-19 The marketing manager for a nationally franchised lawn service company would like to study the characteristics that differentiate home owners who do and do not have a lawn service. A random sample of 30 home owners located in a suburban area near a large city was selected; 11 did not have a lawn service (code 0) and 19 had a lawn service (code 1). Additional information available concerning these 30 home owners includes family income (Income, in thousands of dollars) and lawn size (Lawn Size, in thousands of square feet). The PHStat output is given below: -Referring to Scenario 14-19, which of the following is the correct interpretation for the Income slope coefficient?

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixthgrade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = Salaries and X ₂ = Spending: -Referring to Scenario 14-15,what is the p-value of the test statistic to determine whether there is a significant relationship between percentage of students passing the proficiency test and the entire set of explanatory variables?

SCENARIO 14-6 One of the most common questions of prospective house buyers pertains to the cost of heating in dollars (Y). To provide its customers with information on that matter, a large real estate firm used the following 2 variables to predict heating costs: the daily minimum outside temperature in degrees of Fahrenheit ( X₁ ) and the amount of insulation in inches ( X ₂ ). Given below is EXCEL output of the regression model. Also SSR (X₁ | X₂) = 8343.3572 and SSR (X₂ | X₁) = 4199.2672 -Referring to Scenario 14-5,what is the p-value for Wages?

SCENARIO 14-2 A professor of industrial relations believes that an individual's wage rate at a factory (Y)depends on his performance rating (X₁)and the number of economics courses the employee successfully completed in college (X₂).The professor randomly selects 6 workers and collects the following information: -Referring to Scenario 14-2,for these data,what is the estimated coefficient for performance rating,b₁?

A plot of the residuals versus an independent X shows evidence of a curvilinear effect.Which of the following statements is a possible solution?

SCENARIO 14-10 You worked as an intern at We Always Win Car Insurance Company last summer. You notice that individual car insurance premiums depend very much on the age of the individual and the number of traffic tickets received by the individual. You performed a regression analysis in EXCEL and obtained the following partial information: -Referring to Scenario 14-10,the regression sum of squares that is missing in the ANOVA table should be .

If you have considered all relevant explanatory factors,the residuals from a multiple regression model should be random.

The slopes in a multiple regression model are called net regression coefficients.

To explain personal consumption (CONS)measured in dollars,data is collected for A regression analysis was performed with CONS as the dependent variable and CRDTLIM,APR,ADVT,and SEX as the independent variables.The estimated model was ? = 2.28 - 0.29 CRDTLIM - 5.77 APR + 2.35 ADVT + 0.39 SEX What is the correct interpretation for the estimated coefficient for SEX?

SCENARIO 14-8 A financial analyst wanted to examine the relationship between salary (in $1,000) and 2 variables: age (X₁ = Age) and experience in the field (X₂ = Exper). He took a sample of 20 employees and obtained the following Microsoft Excel output: Also, the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Age is 5022.0654 while the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Exper is 125.9848. -Referring to Scenario 14-7,the department head wants to use a t test to test for the significance of the coefficient of X₁.The p-value of the test is .

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixthgrade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = Salaries and X ₂ = Spending: -Referring to Scenario 14-15,what is the value of the test statistic when testing whether instructional spending per pupil has any effect on percentage of students passing the proficiency test,considering the effect of mean teacher salary?

SCENARIO 14-4 A real estate builder wishes to determine how house size (House) is influenced by family income (Income) and family size (Size). House size is measured in hundreds of square feet and income is measured in thousands of dollars. The builder randomly selected 50 families and ran the multiple regression. Partial Microsoft Excel output is provided below: Also SSR (X₁ | X₂) = 36400.6326 and SSR (X₁ | X₂) = 3297.7917 -Referring to Scenario 14-4,at the 0.01 level of significance,what conclusion should the builder reach regarding the inclusion of Income in the regression model?

SCENARIO 14-2 A professor of industrial relations believes that an individual's wage rate at a factory (Y)depends on his performance rating (X₁)and the number of economics courses the employee successfully completed in college (X₂).The professor randomly selects 6 workers and collects the following information: -Referring to Scenario 14-2,for these data,what is the estimated coefficient for the number of economics courses taken,b₂?

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixthgrade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable, X₁ = Salaries and X ₂ = Spending: -Referring to Scenario 14-15,estimate the mean percentage of students passing the proficiency test for all the schools that have a mean teacher salary of 40,000 dollars,and an instructional spending per pupil of 2,000 dollars.