Statistics question interpretation
Hello,
I'm going through some past exam papers and would like it if someone could offer some help with some suggested solutions/ suggested formulas to calculate etc, I find it a bit difficult in just interpreting the questions and don't fully understand what kind of formulas they are asking for....
I need to test the hypothesis that B(x) = 1 and then interpret this result
What test should I be using... the F statistic?
and then they add a new variable into a new regression output and ask the following;
Comment on the new variable, analyse its magnitude and stat sig @ 5%
Here (I have two regression outputs) one with the old variables and now the second with the new variable added - do I just look at the new variables P-Value... (the P-value is 0.08; so its not statistically significant) and regarding the magnitude, what am I supposed to say here, that if we used the 0.1 statistical significance level then it would be accepted...
Then the next question it asks;
Rsquared of the two variables = 0.9677, calculate the VIF of variable x and variable y, explain your results...
here do we just compute [1/1-0.9677) = 0.323... to give the VIF value which suggest no multicolinearity right... as its much less than < 5...
Next question...
Looking at the regression output and your answer to the VIF - would you set an alternative specification for the model...
write this specification and justify yourself...
So here... I get abit more lost...
Any advice in the right direction would be great,
thanks
Re: Statistics question interpretation
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Hello,
I'm going through some past exam papers and would like it if someone could offer some help with some suggested solutions/ suggested formulas to calculate etc, I find it a bit difficult in just interpreting the questions and don't fully understand what kind of formulas they are asking for....
I need to test the hypothesis that B(x) = 1 and then interpret this result
Surely, you have information than this? What does B(x) mean? You can't just pull a random variable out of the air!
Quote:
What test should I be using... the F statistic?
and then they add a new variable into a new regression output and ask the following;
Comment on the new variable, analyse its magnitude and stat sig @ 5%
Here (I have two regression outputs) one with the old variables and now the second with the new variable added - do I just look at the new variables P-Value... (the P-value is 0.08; so its not statistically significant) and regarding the magnitude, what am I supposed to say here, that if we used the 0.1 statistical significance level then it would be accepted...
Then the next question it asks;
Rsquared of the two variables = 0.9677, calculate the VIF of variable x and variable y, explain your results...
here do we just compute [1/1-0.9677) = 0.323... to give the VIF value which suggest no multicolinearity right... as its much less than < 5...
Next question...
Looking at the regression output and your answer to the VIF - would you set an alternative specification for the model...
write this specification and justify yourself...
So here... I get abit more lost...
Any advice in the right direction would be great,
thanks
Re: Statistics question interpretation
With regard to B(x) = 1, I should of made myself clearer, I mean Beta(x) where x is just a number i) 1,2...i
I can send the exam in a PM if you want...
I am not looking for the answers just some guidance on if you were asked similar questions what sort of calculations would you do...
