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An analyst obtained the following linear regression relationship between 2 variables, X and Y:
where and . He proceeded to construct a 2-sided 95% confidence interval for the slope coefficient () and obtained the following interval:
Suppose the analyst decided to test the hypothesis vs at 5% significance, what would be the inference?
Explanation:
Explanation
The 95% confidence interval for the slope coefficient is:
This gives us the interval:
- Lower bound: 0.8823 - 0.2147 = 0.6676
- Upper bound: 0.8823 + 0.2147 = 1.0970
The interval [0.6676, 1.0970] contains the value 1.
Key Concept: When testing a hypothesis at significance level α, if the (1-α)% confidence interval contains the hypothesized value, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.
- Significance level: 5%
- Confidence level: 95%
- Hypothesized value: β₁ = 1
- Since 1 is within the 95% confidence interval [0.6676, 1.0970], we do not reject H₀
This means there is insufficient evidence to conclude that the slope coefficient is statistically different from 1 at the 5% significance level._