Y is a dependent variable (other terms which are interchangeably used for dependent variables are response variable, regressand, measured variable, observed variable, responding variable, explained variable, outcome variable, experimental variable, and/or output variable).ϵ is the error term, and it is the part of Y the regression model is unable to explain. They are also known as regression coefficients. Β1 in the mathematical terminology known as intercept and β2 in the mathematical terminology is known as a slope.Since we rejected the null hypothesis, we have sufficient evidence to say that the true average increase in price for each additional square foot is not zero. Since the p-value is less than our significance level of. Reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. Using the T Score to P Value Calculator with a t score of 6.69 with 10 degrees of freedom and a two-tailed test, the p-value = 0.000. We can find these values from the regression output: In this case, the test statistic is t = coefficient of b 1 / standard error of b 1 with n-2 degrees of freedom. Find the test statistic and the corresponding p-value. Since we constructed a 95% confidence interval in the previous example, we will use the equivalent approach here and choose to use a. The alternative hypothesis: (Ha): B 1 ≠ 0 To conduct a hypothesis test for a regression slope, we follow the standard five steps for any hypothesis test: Conducting a Hypothesis Test for a Regression Slope Notice that $0 is not in this interval, so the relationship between square feet and price is statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. This means we are 95% confident that the true average increase in price for each additional square foot is between $68.06 and $119.08. (standard error of b 1) is 11.45 from the regression output.975, 10 is 2.228 according to the t-distribution table Since we are using a 95% confidence interval, ∝ =.b 1 is 93.57 from the regression output.
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(standard error of b 1) is the standard error of b 1 given in the regression outputįor our example, here is how to construct a 95% confidence interval for B 1:.(t 1-∝/2, n-2) is the t critical value for confidence level 1-∝ with n-2 degrees of freedom where n is the total number of observations in our dataset.b 1 is the slope coefficient given in the regression output.To construct a confidence interval for a regression slope, we use the following formula:Ĭonfidence Interval = b 1 +/- (t 1-∝/2, n-2) * (standard error of b 1) Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Regression Slope Note: A hypothesis test and a confidence interval will always give the same results. To find out if this increase is statistically significant, we need to conduct a hypothesis test for B 1 or construct a confidence interval for B 1. So, now we know that for each additional square foot, the average expected increase in price is $93.57. b 1: For each additional square foot, the average expected increase in price is $93.57.(In this case, it doesn’t really make sense to interpret the intercept, since a house can never have zero square feet) b 0: When the value for square feet is zero, the average expected value for price is $47,588.70.Here is how to interpret this line of best fit: Thus, the line of best fit in this example is ŷ = 47588.70+ 93.57x The value for b 1 is given by the coefficient for the predictor variable Square Feet, which is 93.57. The value for b 0 is given by the coefficient for the intercept, which is 47588.70. Where ŷ is the predicted value of the response variable, b 0 is the y-intercept, b 1 is the regression coefficient, and x is the value of the predictor variable. Recall that a simple linear regression will produce the line of best fit, which is the equation for the line that best “fits” the data on our scatterplot. Whether you run a simple linear regression in Excel, SPSS, R, or some other software, you will get a similar output to the one shown above. So, we run a simple linear regression using square feet as the predictor and price as the response and get the following output: However, to know if there is a statistically significant relationship between square feet and price, we need to run a simple linear regression. As square feet increases, the price of the house tends to increase as well. We can clearly see that there is a positive correlation between square feet and price. To get an idea of what the data looks like, we first create a scatterplot with square feet on the x-axis and price on the y-axis: We want to know if there is a significant relationship between square feet and price. Suppose we have the following dataset that shows the square feet and price of 12 different houses: