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The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixth-grade proficiency test.She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing),mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries),and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending)of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable,X₁= Salaries and X₂ = Spending:
-True or False: Referring to Table 14-15,the null hypothesis H₀ : β₁= β₂ = 0 implies that percentage of students passing the proficiency test is not related to one of the explanatory variables.

Question

TABLE 14-15
The superintendent of a school district wanted to predict the percentage of students passing a sixth-grade proficiency test.She obtained the data on percentage of students passing the proficiency test (% Passing),mean teacher salary in thousands of dollars (Salaries),and instructional spending per pupil in thousands of dollars (Spending)of 47 schools in the state.
Following is the multiple regression output with Y = % Passing as the dependent variable,X₁= Salaries and X₂ = Spending:

-True or False: Referring to Table 14-15,the null hypothesis H₀ : β₁= β₂ = 0 implies that percentage of students passing the proficiency test is not related to one of the explanatory variables.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis H₀ : β₁= β₂ = 0 actually implies that percentage of students passing the proficiency test is not related to either of the explanatory variables (teacher salaries and instructional spending per pupil). Therefore, the statement in the question is incorrect and the answer is false.

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