Exam 14: Introduction to Multiple

SCENARIO 14-20-B You are the CEO of a dairy company. You are planning to expand milk production by purchasing additional cows, lands and hiring more workers. From the existing 50 farms owned by the company, you have collected data on total milk production (in liters), the number of milking cows, land size (in acres) and the number of laborers. The data are shown below and also available in the Excel file Scenario14-20-DataB.XLSX. MILK 84686 101876 103248 70508 76072 86615 87508 105195 120351 68658 $SCENARIO 14-20-B You are the CEO of a dairy company. You are planning to expand milk production by purchasing additional cows, lands and hiring more workers. From the existing 50 farms owned by the company, you have collected data on total milk production (in liters), the number of milking cows, land size (in acres) and the number of laborers. The data are shown below and also available in the Excel file Scenario14-20-DataB.XLSX. MILK 84686 101876 103248 70508 76072 86615 87508 105195 120351 68658 You believe that the number of milking cows \left( X _ { 1 } \right) , land size \left( X _ { 2 } \right) and the number of laborers \left( X _ { 3 } \right) are the best predictors for total milk production on any given farm. -Referring to Scenario 14-20-B, what is the value of the test statistic to determine whether there is a significant relationship between total milk production and the entire set of explanatory variables?$ You believe that the number of milking cows $\left( X _ { 1 } \right)$ , land size $\left( X _ { 2 } \right)$ and the number of laborers $\left( X _ { 3 } \right)$ are the best predictors for total milk production on any given farm. -Referring to Scenario 14-20-B, what is the value of the test statistic to determine whether there is a significant relationship between total milk production and the entire set of explanatory variables?

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Question 121

A multiple regression is called "multiple" because it has several explanatory variables.

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Question 122

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, estimate the mean number of weeks being unemployed due to a layoff for a worker who is a thirty-year old and is a manager.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, estimate the mean number of weeks being unemployed due to a layoff for a worker who is a thirty-year old and is a manager.

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Question 123

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, the null hypothesis should be rejected at a 10% level of significance when testing whether age has any effect on the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff while holding constant the effect of the other independent variable.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, the null hypothesis should be rejected at a 10% level of significance when testing whether age has any effect on the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff while holding constant the effect of the other independent variable.

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Question 124

SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixth- grade 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, $X _ { 1 } =$ Salaries and $X _ { 2 } =$ Spending: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.4276 R Square 0.1828 Adjusted R Square 0.1457 Standard Error 5.7351 Observations 47 ANOVA $SCENARIO 14-15 The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixth- grade proficiency test. She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing), mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries), and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state. Following is the multiple regression output with Y = \% Passing as the dependent variable, X _ { 1 } = Salaries and X _ { 2 } = Spending: \begin{array}{lr} \hline {\text { Regression Statistics }} \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.4276 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.1828 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.1457 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 5.7351 \\ \text { Observations } & 47 \\ \hline \end{array} ANOVA \begin{array}{lrrrrrr} \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & \text { t Stat } & \rho \text {-value } & \text { Lower 95\% } & \text { Upper 95\% } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & -72.9916 & 45.9106 & -1.5899 & 0.1190 & -165.5184 & 19.5352 \\ \text { Salary } & 2.7939 & 0.8974 & 3.1133 & 0.0032 & 0.9853 & 4.6025 \\ \text { Spending } & 0.3742 & 0.9782 & 0.3825 & 0.7039 & -1.5972 & 2.3455 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-15, the null hypothesis should be rejected at a 5% level of significance when testing whether mean teacher salary has any effect on percentage of students passing the proficiency test, taking into account the effect of instructional spending per pupil.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat \rho -value Lower 95\% Upper 95\% Intercept -72.9916 45.9106 -1.5899 0.1190 -165.5184 19.5352 Salary 2.7939 0.8974 3.1133 0.0032 0.9853 4.6025 Spending 0.3742 0.9782 0.3825 0.7039 -1.5972 2.3455 -Referring to Scenario 14-15, the null hypothesis should be rejected at a 5% level of significance when testing whether mean teacher salary has any effect on percentage of students passing the proficiency test, taking into account the effect of instructional spending per pupil.

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Question 125

A multiple regression is called "multiple" because it has several data points.

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Question 126

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, we can conclude definitively that, holding constant the effect of the other independent variable, age has no impact on the mean number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff at a 1% level of significance if all we have is the information of the 95% confidence interval estimate for the effect of a one year increase in age on the mean number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, we can conclude definitively that, holding constant the effect of the other independent variable, age has no impact on the mean number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff at a 1% level of significance if all we have is the information of the 95% confidence interval estimate for the effect of a one year increase in age on the mean number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff.

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Question 127

SCENARIO 14-8 A financial analyst wanted to examine the relationship between salary (in $\$ 1,000$ ) and 2 variables: age $\left(X_{1}=\mathrm{Age}\right)$ and experience in the field $\left(X_{2}=\right.$ Exper). He took a sample of 20 employees and obtained the following Microsoft Excel output: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8535 R Square 0.7284 Adjusted R Square 0.6964 Standard Error 10.5630 Observations 20 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-8 A financial analyst wanted to examine the relationship between salary (in \$ 1,000 ) and 2 variables: age \left(X_{1}=\mathrm{Age}\right) and experience in the field \left(X_{2}=\right. Exper). He took a sample of 20 employees and obtained the following Microsoft Excel output: \begin{array}{lr} \hline {\text { Regression Statistics }} \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.8535 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.7284 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.6964 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 10.5630 \\ \text { Observations } & 20 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array}{lrrrrrr} & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & {\text { t Stat }} & \text { P-value } & \text { Lower 95\% } &{\text { O5\% }} \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & 1.5740 & 9.2723 & 0.1698 & 0.8672 & -17.9888 & 21.1368 \\ \text { Age } & 1.3045 & 0.1956 & 6.6678 & 0.0000 & 0.8917 & 1.7173 \\ \text { Exper } & -0.1478 & 0.1944 & -0.7604 & 0.4574 & -0.5580 & 0.2624 \\ \hline \end{array} Also the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Age is 5022.0654 while the sum of squares due to the regression for the model that includes only Exper is 125.9848. -Referring to Scenario 14-8, the estimate of the unit change in the mean of Y per unit change in X _ { 1 } , taking into account the effects of the other variable, is ________.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95\% O5\% Intercept 1.5740 9.2723 0.1698 0.8672 -17.9888 21.1368 Age 1.3045 0.1956 6.6678 0.0000 0.8917 1.7173 Exper -0.1478 0.1944 -0.7604 0.4574 -0.5580 0.2624 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 estimate of the unit change in the mean of Y per unit change in $X _ { 1 }$ , taking into account the effects of the other variable, is ________.

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Question 128

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: -Referring to Scenario 14-4, which of the independent variables in the model are significant at the 5% level?

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Question 129

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, which of the following is the correct alternative hypothesis to test whether age has any effect on the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff while Holding constant the effect of the other independent variable? a) H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 1 } = 0 b) H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 1 } \neq 0 c) H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 2 } = 0 d) H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 2 } \neq 0$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, which of the following is the correct alternative hypothesis to test whether age has any effect on the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff while Holding constant the effect of the other independent variable? a) $H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 1 } = 0$ b) $H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 1 } \neq 0$ c) $H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 2 } = 0$ d) $H _ { 1 } : \beta _ { 2 } \neq 0$

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Question 130

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: Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.8546 R Square 0.7303 Adjusted R Square 0.6853 Standard Error 226.7502 Observations 15 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-10 You worked as an intern at We Always Win Car Insurance Company last summer. You notice that individual car insurance premiums depend very much on the age of the individual and the number of traffic tickets received by the individual. You performed a regression analysis in EXCEL and obtained the following partial information: \begin{array}{l} \hline{ \text { Regression } \text { Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.8546 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.7303 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.6853 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 226.7502 \\ \text { Observations } & 15 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { \text { tStat } } & \text { P-value } & \text { Lower 99\% } & \text { Upper 99\% } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & 821.2617 & 161.9391 & 5.0714 & 0.0003 & 326.6124 & 1315.9111 \\ \text { Age } & - 1.4061 & 2.5988 & - 0.5411 & 0.5984 & - 9.3444 & 6.5321 \\ \text { Tickets } & 243.4401 & 43.2470 & 5.6291 & 0.0001 & 111.3406 & 375.5396 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-10, to test the significance of the multiple regression model, the null hypothesis should be rejected while allowing for 1% probability of committing a type I error.$ Coefficients Standard Error tStat P-value Lower 99\% Upper 99\% Intercept 821.2617 161.9391 5.0714 0.0003 326.6124 1315.9111 Age -1.4061 2.5988 -0.5411 0.5984 -9.3444 6.5321 Tickets 243.4401 43.2470 5.6291 0.0001 111.3406 375.5396 -Referring to Scenario 14-10, to test the significance of the multiple regression model, the null hypothesis should be rejected while allowing for 1% probability of committing a type I error.

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Question 131

SCENARIO 14-16 What are the factors that determine the acceleration time (in sec.) from 0 to 60 miles per hour of a car? Data on the following variables for 30 different vehicle models were collected: $Y$ (Accel Time): Acceleration time in sec. $X _ { I }$ (Engine Size): c.c. $X _ { 2 }$ (Sedan): 1 if the vehicle model is a sedan and 0 otherwise The regression results using acceleration time as the dependent variable and the remaining variables as the independent variables are presented below. Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6096 R Square 0.3716 Adjusted R Square 0.3251 Standard Error 1.4629 Observations 30 ANOVA $SCENARIO 14-16 What are the factors that determine the acceleration time (in sec.) from 0 to 60 miles per hour of a car? Data on the following variables for 30 different vehicle models were collected: Y (Accel Time): Acceleration time in sec. X _ { I } (Engine Size): c.c. X _ { 2 } (Sedan): 1 if the vehicle model is a sedan and 0 otherwise The regression results using acceleration time as the dependent variable and the remaining variables as the independent variables are presented below. \begin{array}{lr} \hline{\text { Regression Statistics }} \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6096 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.3716 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3251 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 1.4629 \\ \text { Observations } & 30 \\ \hline \end{array} ANOVA \begin{array}{lrrrrrr} \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & \text { t Stat } & \text { P-value } & \text { Lower 95\% } & \text { Upper 95\% } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & 7.1052 & 0.6574 & 10.8086 & 0.0000 & 5.7564 & 8.4540 \\ \text { Engine Size } & -0.0005 & 0.0001 & -3.6477 & 0.0011 & -0.0008 & -0.0002 \\ \text { Sedan } & 0.7264 & 0.5564 & 1.3056 & 0.2027 & -0.4152 & 1.8681 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-16, what is the correct interpretation for the estimated coefficient for X _ { 2 } ?$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Lower 95\% Upper 95\% Intercept 7.1052 0.6574 10.8086 0.0000 5.7564 8.4540 Engine Size -0.0005 0.0001 -3.6477 0.0011 -0.0008 -0.0002 Sedan 0.7264 0.5564 1.3056 0.2027 -0.4152 1.8681 $SCENARIO 14-16 What are the factors that determine the acceleration time (in sec.) from 0 to 60 miles per hour of a car? Data on the following variables for 30 different vehicle models were collected: Y (Accel Time): Acceleration time in sec. X _ { I } (Engine Size): c.c. X _ { 2 } (Sedan): 1 if the vehicle model is a sedan and 0 otherwise The regression results using acceleration time as the dependent variable and the remaining variables as the independent variables are presented below. \begin{array}{lr} \hline{\text { Regression Statistics }} \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6096 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.3716 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3251 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 1.4629 \\ \text { Observations } & 30 \\ \hline \end{array} ANOVA \begin{array}{lrrrrrr} \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & \text { t Stat } & \text { P-value } & \text { Lower 95\% } & \text { Upper 95\% } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & 7.1052 & 0.6574 & 10.8086 & 0.0000 & 5.7564 & 8.4540 \\ \text { Engine Size } & -0.0005 & 0.0001 & -3.6477 & 0.0011 & -0.0008 & -0.0002 \\ \text { Sedan } & 0.7264 & 0.5564 & 1.3056 & 0.2027 & -0.4152 & 1.8681 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-16, what is the correct interpretation for the estimated coefficient for X _ { 2 } ?$ -Referring to Scenario 14-16, what is the correct interpretation for the estimated coefficient for $X _ { 2 }$ ?

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Question 132

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: Binary Logistic Regression Predictor Coefficients SE Coef Z p -Value Intercept -7.8562 3.8224 -2.0553 0.0398 Income 0.0304 0.0133 2.2897 0.0220 Lawn Size 1.2804 0.6971 1.8368 0.0662 Deviance 25.3089 -Referring to Scenario 14-19, what is the estimated probability that a home owner with a family income of $100,000 and a lawn size of 5,000 square feet will purchase a lawn service?

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Question 133

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, the null hypothesis H _ { 0 } : \beta _ { 1 } = \beta _ { 2 } = 0 implies that the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff is not related to any of the explanatory variables.$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, the null hypothesis $H _ { 0 } : \beta _ { 1 } = \beta _ { 2 } = 0$ implies that the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff is not related to any of the explanatory variables.

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Question 134

SCENARIO 14-9 You decide to predict gasoline prices in different cities and towns in the United States for your term project. Your dependent variable is price of gasoline per gallon and your explanatory variables are per capita income and the number of firms that manufacture automobile parts in and around the city. You collected data of 32 cities and obtained a regression sum of squares SSR= 122.8821. Your computed value of standard error of the estimate is 1.9549. -Referring to Scenario 14-9, the value of adjusted $r ^ { 2 }$ is

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Question 135

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: Binary Logistic Regression Predictor Coefficients SE Coef Z p -Value Intercept -7.8562 3.8224 -2.0553 0.0398 Income 0.0304 0.0133 2.2897 0.0220 Lawn Size 1.2804 0.6971 1.8368 0.0662 Deviance 25.3089 -Referring to Scenario 14-19, what is the estimated odds ratio for a home owner with a family income of $100,000 and a lawn size of 5,000 square feet?

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Question 136

The total sum of squares (SST) in a regression model will never be greater than the regression sum of squares (SSR).

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Question 137

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: -Referring to Scenario 14-4, ____% of the variation in the house size can be explained by the variation in the family size while holding the family income constant.

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Question 138

SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \ Regression Statistics Multiple R 0.6391 R Square 0.4085 Adjusted R Square 0.3765 Standard Error 18.8929 Observations 40 $\text { ANOVA }$ $SCENARIO 14-17 Given below are results from the regression analysis where the dependent variable is the number of weeks a worker is unemployed due to a layoff (Unemploy) and the independent variables are the age of the worker (Age) and a dummy variable for management position (Manager: 1 = yes, 0 = no). The results of the regression analysis are given below: \begin{array}{l} \hline \ { \text { Regression Statistics } } \\ \hline \text { Multiple R } & 0.6391 \\ \text { R Square } & 0.4085 \\ \text { Adjusted R Square } & 0.3765 \\ \text { Standard Error } & 18.8929 \\ \text { Observations } & 40 \\ \hline \end{array} \text { ANOVA } \begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & { t \text { Stat } } & { \text { P-value } } \\ \hline \text { Intercept } & - 0.2143 & 11.5796 & - 0.0185 & 0.9853 \\ \text { Age } & 1.4448 & 0.3160 & 4.5717 & 0.0000 \\ \text { Manager } & - 22.5761 & 11.3488 & - 1.9893 & 0.0541 \\ \hline \end{array} -Referring to Scenario 14-17, which of the following is a correct statement?$ Coefficients Standard Error t Stat P-value Intercept -0.2143 11.5796 -0.0185 0.9853 Age 1.4448 0.3160 4.5717 0.0000 Manager -22.5761 11.3488 -1.9893 0.0541 -Referring to Scenario 14-17, which of the following is a correct statement?

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Question 139

When an explanatory variable is dropped from a multiple regression model, the adjusted r2 can increase.

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A multiple regression is called "multiple" because it has several explanatory variables.

A multiple regression is called "multiple" because it has several data points.

The total sum of squares (SST) in a regression model will never be greater than the regression sum of squares (SSR).

When an explanatory variable is dropped from a multiple regression model, the adjusted r2 can increase.

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