University of the Fraser Valley
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ECONOMICS
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ECONOMICS-365
In studying the purchase of durable goods Y (Y = 1 if purchased, Y = 0 if no purchase) as a function of several variables for a total of 762 households, Janet A. Fisher* obtained the following LPM results:
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Explanatory variable Coefficient Standard error Constant
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University of the Fraser Valley
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ECONOMICS
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ECONOMICS-365
| In studying the purchase of durable goods Y (Y = 1 if purchased, Y = 0 if no purchase) as a function of several variables for a total of 762 households, Janet A. Fisher* obtained the following LPM results: |
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Explanatory variable Coefficient Standard error Constant 0.1411 1957 disposable income, X1 0.0251 0.0118 (Disposable income = X1)2, X2 -0.0004 0.0004 Checking accounts, X3 -G.0051 0.0108 Savings accounts, X4 0:0013 0.0047 U.S. Savings Bonds, X5
| -0.0079 0.0067 Housing status: rent, X6 -0.0469 0.0937 Housing status: own, X7 0.0136 0.0712 |
| Monthly rent, X: -0.7... Show more |
| a) Comment generally on the fit of the equation. b) How would you interpret the coefficient of -0.0051 attached to checking account variable? How would you rationalize the negative sign for this variable? |
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