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The F-Test is …if th

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a formal hypothesis test that is designed to deal with a null hypothesis that contains multiple hypotheses or a single hypothesis about a group of coefficients

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The first step in the F-test is…

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translate the particular null hypothesis in question into constraints that will be placed on the equation

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A constrained equation can be thought of as…

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what the equation would look like if the null hypothesis were correct

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For a constrained equation you…

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substitute the hypothesized values into the regression equation in order to see what would happen if the equation were constrained to agree with the null hypotest

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In the F-test the null hypothesis always leads to a…

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constrained equations, even if this violates our standard practice that the alternative hypothesis contains what we expect is true

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The second step in an F-test is to…

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estimate this constrained equation with OLS and compare the fit of this constrained equation with the fit of the unconstrained equation

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If the fits of the constrained equation and the unconstrained equation are not significantly differerent…

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the null hypothesis should not be rejected

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RSS =

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Residual sum of squares from the unconstrained equation

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RSS(M) =

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residual sum of squares form the constrained equation

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M =

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number of constraints place don the equation (usually equal to the number of betas eliminated from the unconstrained equation)

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(N-K-1) =

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degrees of freedom in the unconstrained equation

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F =

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((RSSm-RSS)/M) / (RSS/(N-K-1))

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RSS(M) is always …

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greater than or equal to RSS

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Imposing constraints on the coefficients instead of allowing OLS to select their values …

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can never decrease the summed squared residuals

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As the difference between the constrained coefficients and the unconstrained coefficients increases…

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the data indicate that the null hypothesis is less likely to be true

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The decision rule to use in the F-test is …

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to reject null hypothesis if the calculated F-value from Equation 11 is greater than the appropriate critical F-value

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The F-statistic has two types of degrees of freedom…

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  1. ) The degrees of freedom for the numerator of Equation 11 (M, the number of constraints implied by the null hypothesis)
  2. ) The degrees of freedom for the denominator of the F equation (N-K-1 , the degrees of freedom in the regression equation)
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Underlying Principle here is that…

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if the calculated F-value (or F-ratio) is greater than the critical value

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F-test of overall significance is really testing…

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the null hypothesis that the fit of the equation isn’t significantly better than that provided by using the mean alone.

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The null hypothesis in an F-test of overall significance

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is that all the slope coefficients in the equation equal zero simultaneously

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Our decision rule tells us to…

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reject the null hypothesis if the calculated F-value is greater than the critical F-value

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Seasonal Dummies are…

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dummy variables that are used to account for seasonal variation in time-series models

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To test the hypothesis of significant seasonality in the data…

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one must test the hypothesis that all the dummies equal zero simultaneously rather than test the dummies one at a time.

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What are the two kids of errors we can make in hypothesis testing?

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Type I: We reject a true null hypothesis.

Type II: We do not reject a false null hypothesis

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A decision rule is…

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a method of deciding whether to rejct a null hypothesis

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A decision rule involves comparing…

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a sample statistic with a pre-selected critical value found in talbes

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A critical value is…

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a value that divides the “acceptance” region from the rejection region when testing a null hypothesis

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Decreasing the chance of a Type I Error means…

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increasing the chance of a Type II Error

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A critical t-value is..

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the value that distinguishes the “acceptance” region from the rejection region.

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The level of Type I Error in a hypothesis test is also called…

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the level of significance of that test

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The level of significance indicates the probability of observing an…

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estimated t-value greater than the critical t-value if the null hypothesis were correct. It measures the amount of Type I Error implied by a particular critical t-value.

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An extremely low level of significance also dramatically increases…

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the probability of making a Type II Error

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A confidence interval is…

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a range that contains the true value of an item a specified percentage of the time. This percentage is the level of confidence associated with the level of significance used to choose the critical t-value in the interval.

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A p-value for a t-score is…

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the probability of observing a t-score that size or larger (in absolute value) if the null hypothesis were true.

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Graphically, the p-value is…

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the area under the curve of the t-distribution between the actual t-score and infinity

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A p-value is a probability so…

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it runs form 0-1. It tells us the lowest level of significance at which we could reject the null hypothesis

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The p-value decision rule is…

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reject the null hypothesis if the p-value

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The most common use of a one-sided t-test is to determine whether a regression coefficient is…

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significantly different from zero in the direction predicted by theory

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Using a one-sided t-test to in order to be able to control the amount of Type I Error me make, the implication is

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Alternative Hypothesis: B > 0

Null Hypothesis: B less than or equal 0

(If positive coefficient predicted by theory)

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The Four Steps to use when working with the t-test are..

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  1. ) Set up the Null and Alternative Hypothesis
  2. ) Choose a level of significance and therefore a critical t-value
  3. ) Run the regression and obtain an estimated t-value (or t-score)
  4. ) Apply the decision rule by comparing the calculated t-value with the critical t-value in order to reject or not reject the null hypotheses
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The kinds of circumstances that call for a two-sided test fall into two categories…

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  1. ) Two sided tests of whether an estimated coefficient is significantly different from zero.
  2. ) Two-sided tests of whether an estimated coefficient is significantly different from a specific nonzero value
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The t-Test does not test…

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  1. ) Theoretical Validity
  2. ) “Importance” of an independent variable
  3. ) I not intended for tests of the entire population
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the t-test tests hypotheses about…

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individual coefficients from regression equations.