Imagine that you were told that the t-statistic for the slope coefficient of the regression line = 698.9 - 2.28 × STR was 4.38.What are the units of measurement for the t-statistic?
A)points of the test score
B)number of students per teacher
D)standard deviations

Question

Imagine that you were told that the t-statistic for the slope coefficient of the regression line  = 698.9 - 2.28 × STR was 4.38.What are the units of measurement for the t-statistic?
A)points of the test score 
B)number of students per teacher 
D)standard deviations

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The t-statistic measures the number of standard deviations that the estimate is from the null hypothesis. Therefore, the units of measurement for the t-statistic are standard deviations.

Imagine That You Were Told That the T-Statistic for the Slope