TABLE 17-8 the Superintendent of a School District Wanted to Predict the Predict

Multiple Choice

TABLE 17-8
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) ,daily mean of the percentage of students attending class (% Attendance) ,mean teacher salary in dollars (Salaries) ,and instructional spending per pupil in dollars (Spending) of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable,X₁ = % Attendance,X₂ = Salaries and X₃ = Spending:
-Referring to Table 17-8,which of the following is the correct alternative hypothesis to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the percentage of students passing the proficiency test and the entire set of explanatory variables?

A) H₁ : β₀ = β₁ = β₂ = β₃ ≠ 0
B) H₁ : β₁ = β₂ = β₃ ≠ 0
C) H₁ : At least one of β_j ≠ 0 for j = 0,1,2,3
D) H₁ : At least one of β_j ≠ 0 for j = 1,2,3