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In a multiple regression equation there
A)Are two or more independent variables.
B)Is only one dependent variable.
C)Is one intercept value.
D)All of the above.
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A dummy variable
A)May assume only a value of 0 or 1.
B)Is another term for the dependent variable.
C)Is found by (Y – Y').
D)Is equal to Y'
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The multiple standard error of estimate is
A)Based on the (Y – Y')2.
B)Negative when one of the net regression coefficients is 0.
C)Found by taking the square root of SSR/SS total.
D)All of the above.
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In the ANOVA table the value of k is
A)The number of independent variables.
B)The total number of observations.
C)The number of degrees of freedom.
D)The sum of squares total.
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A correlation matrix
A)Shows all simple coefficients of correlation.
B)Shows all possible net regression coefficients.
C)Shows the correlations that are positive.
D)Reports the multiple regression equation.
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In a multiple regression equation
A)There is only one dependent variable.
B)The R2 term must be at least .50.
C)All of the regression coefficients must be between –1.00 and 1.00.
D)None of the above.
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Multicollinearity occurs when
A)The residuals are correlated.
B)Time is involved in the analysis
C)The independent variables are correlated.
D)The residuals are not constant for all Y' values.
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In a global test of hypothesis we determine
A)Which independent variables do not equal 0.
B)Whether any of the set of independent variables differ from 0.
C)Whether any of the correlation coefficients differ from 0.
D)None of the above.
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In testing the significance of individual regression coefficients
A)The test statistic is the t distribution.
B)We test the independent variables individually.
C)We usually delete the variables where the null hypothesis is not rejected.
D)All of the above.
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The residual
A)Is the difference between the actual and the predicted value of the dependent variable
B)Cannot assume a negative value.
C)Is also called the correlation matrix.
D)Has the same degrees of freedom as the MSE term.
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How large was the sample in this study?
A)2
B)5
C)7
D)8
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How many independent variables were considered?
A)2
B)5
C)1
D)3
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Determine the coefficient of determination.
A).413
B)28.38%
C).645
D).919
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What is the computed value of F for the global test and what should you conclude?
A)F is 28.38, which means some of the regression coefficients do not equal 0.
B)F is .002, which means all the independent variables are 0.
C)F is 7.43, which means all the regression coefficients are 0.
D)None of the above.
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Which of the following independent variables should be dropped from the regression equation?
A)X1
B)X2
C)Neither
D)Both







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