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A Realtor Is Trying to Predict the Selling Price of Houses

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A realtor is trying to predict the selling price of houses in Greenville (in thousands of dollars) as a function of Size (measured in thousands of square feet) and whether or not there is a fireplace (FP is 0 if there is no fireplace, 1 if there is a fireplace) . Part of the regression output is provided below, based on a sample of 20 homes. Some of the information has been omitted.  Variable  Coefficients  Standard Error  t-Stat  P-value  Intercept 128.937462.620530249.2038.93E20 Size 1.207243611.4392.09E09 FP 6.476019541.98036123.270.004512\begin{array} { l r r r r } \hline \text { Variable } & \text { Coefficients } & \text { Standard Error } & \text { t-Stat } & \text { P-value } \\\hline \text { Intercept } & 128.93746 & 2.6205302 & 49.203 & 8.93 \mathrm { E } - 20 \\\text { Size } & & 1.2072436 & 11.439 & 2.09 \mathrm { E } - 09 \\\text { FP } & 6.47601954 & 1.9803612 & 3.27 & 0.004512 \\\hline\end{array} Which statement is supported by the regression output?


A) At ? = .05, FP is not a significant predictor in a two-tailed test.
B) A fireplace adds around $6476 to the selling price of the average house.
C) A large house with no fireplace will sell for more than a small house with a fireplace.
D) FP is a more significant predictor than Size.

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