Câu hỏi: Two researchers have identical models, data, coefficients and standard error estimates. They test the same hypothesis using a two-sided alternative, but researcher 1 uses a 5% size of test while researcher 2 uses a 10% test. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. Researcher 2 will use a larger critical value from the t-tables

B. Researcher 2 will have a higher probability of type I error

C. Researcher 1 will be more likely to reject the null hypothesis

D. Both researchers will always reach the same conclusion

Câu 1: Consider a standard normally distributed variable, a t-distributed variable with d degrees of freedom, and an F-distributed variable with (1, d) degrees of freedom. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A. The standard normal is a special case of the t-distribution, the square of which is a special case of the F-distribution

B. Since the three distributions are related, the 5% critical values from each will be the same

C. Asymptotically, a given test conducted using any of the three distributions will lead to the same conclusion

D. The normal and t- distributions are symmetric about zero while the F- takes only positive values

Câu 2: Suppose that we wanted to sum the 2007 returns on ten shares to calculate the return on a portfolio over that year. What method of calculating the individual stock returns would enable us to do this?

A. Simple

B. Continuously compounded

C. Neither approach would allow us to do this validly

D. Either approach could be used and they would both give the same portfolio return

Câu 3: Which of the following is a correct interpretation of a “95% confidence interval” for a regression parameter?

A. We are 95% sure that the interval contains the true value of the parameter

B. We are 95% sure that our estimate of the coefficient is correct

C. We are 95% sure that the interval contains our estimate of the coefficient

D. In repeated samples, we would derive the same estimate for the coefficient 95% of the time

Câu 4: Which of the following is the correct value for?

A. 2.89

B. 1.30

C. 0.84

D. We cannot determine the value of from the information given in the question

Câu 5: What result is proved by the Gauss-Markov theorem?

A. That OLS gives unbiased coefficient estimates

B. That OLS gives minimum variance coefficient estimates

C. That OLS gives minimum variance coefficient estimates only among the class of linear unbiased estimators

D. That OLS ensures that the errors are distributed normally

Câu 6: Which one of the following is NOT an assumption of the classical linear regression model?

A. The explanatory variables are uncorrelated with the error terms

B. The disturbance terms have zero mean

C. The dependent variable is not correlated with the disturbance terms

D. The disturbance terms are independent of one another