(Situation O) Using Data from the Post-Korean War Period, an Economist

Multiple Choice

(Situation O) Using data from the post-Korean war period, an economist modeled annual consumption, $y _ { t }$ , as a function of total labor income, $\mathrm { x } _ { 1 \mathrm { t } }$ , and total property income, $\mathrm { x } _ { 2 \mathrm { t } }$ , with the following results. Assume data for $\mathrm { n } = 40$ years were used in the analysis.
$$\hat { y } _ { t } = 7.81 + 0.91 x _ { 1 t } + 0.57 x _ { 2 t } \quad s = 1.29 \quad \text { Durbin-Watson } d = 2.09$$
-For the situation above, give the rejection region for the Durbin-Watson test for autocorrelation of residuals. Use ? = 0.10.

A) $\mathrm { d } < 1.39$
B) $d > 1.60$ or $4 - d > 1.60$
C) $1.39 < \mathrm { d } < 1.60$
D) $\mathrm { d } < 1.39$ or $4 - \mathrm { d } < 1.39$