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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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• So for men we have:y = −7.066 − 0.0766height + 0.7745(1)y = −6.29 + 0.076height• So for women we have:y = −7.066 − 0.0766height + 0.7745(0)y = −7.066 + 0.076height• This model definitely looks like a better fit, is it?10.6 Are all the variables required?Introduction• There are three way <strong>of</strong> evaluating the importance <strong>of</strong> a variable inthe model1. Contruct a test <strong>of</strong> the null hypothesis that the regression coefficient= 0.2. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the regression coefficient.3. Use the extra sum <strong>of</strong> squares principle to determine whethera significant improvement to the fit <strong>of</strong> the model results fromadding one or more variables. (This approach is particularlyuseful when dealing with categorical predictor variables.)238

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