- CFA Exams
- CFA Level I Exam
- Topic 1. Quantitative Methods
- Learning Module 10. Simple Linear Regression
- Subject 4. Hypothesis Testing of Linear Regression Coefficients
CFA Practice Question
Which of the following statements is (are) true with respect to the regression coefficient?
II. The appropriate test statistic for analyzing sample regression coefficient is the t-test.
III. If zero is a value within the confidence interval of the regression coefficient, then it implies that there is no relation between the dependent and independent variable.
IV. The regression coefficient may only take on values between -1 and +1.
I. As the sample standard error of the regression coefficient decreases, the range of possible values for the regression coefficient of the population increases.
II. The appropriate test statistic for analyzing sample regression coefficient is the t-test.
III. If zero is a value within the confidence interval of the regression coefficient, then it implies that there is no relation between the dependent and independent variable.
IV. The regression coefficient may only take on values between -1 and +1.
A. II
B. I, II and IV
C. II and III
Explanation: I is incorrect because as the sample standard error of the regression coefficient decreases, the implication is that the sample regression coefficient is an even more accurate representation of the population regression coefficient. Therefore, the range of possible values for the regression coefficient of the population around the sample estimate, decreases. The confidence interval for a regression coefficient may be found as follows:
III is not necessarily true. If zero is a value within the confidence interval of the regression coefficient, then it simply implies that "it is possible" that there is no relation between the dependent and independent variable.
IV is incorrect because the regression coefficient may only take on any possible values between negative infinity and positive infinity. It's correlation coefficient that is restrained between -1 and +1.
User Contributed Comments 2
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heinzlive | The possible answer III was "... implies that there is no relation", so it can be or it cannot be but it is no implied by the fact that zero is within the range of the confidence interval. |
DariSH | III is really tricky :) Must memorize that we fail to reject H0, but not actually accepting it.. |