9. A regression model relating a dependent variable, y, with one independent variable, x1, resulted in an
SSE of 400. Another regression model with the same dependent variable, y, and two independent
variables, x1 and x2, resulted in an SSE of 320. At = .05, determine if x2 contributed significantly to
the model. The sample size for both models was 20.
10. A regression model with one independent variable, x1, resulted in an SSE of 50. When a second
independent variable, x2, was added to the model, the SSE was reduced to 40. At = 0.05, determine
if x2 contributes significantly to the model. The sample size for both models was 30.
11. When a regression model was developed relating sales (y) of a company to its product’s price (x1), the
SSE was determined to be 495. A second regression model relating sales (y) to product’s price (x1) and
competitor’s product price (x2) resulted in an SSE of 396. At = 0.05, determine if the competitor’s
product’s price contributed significantly to the model. The sample size for both models was 33.
12. A regression model relating units sold (y), price (x1), and whether or not promotion was used (x2 = 1 if
promotion was used and 0 if it was not) resulted in the following model.
= 120 – 0.03x1 + 0.7x2
and the following information is provided.
n = 15 Sb1 = .01 Sb2 = 0.1
Is price a significant variable?
Is promotion significant?
13. A regression model relating the yearly income (y), age (x1), and the gender of the faculty member of a
university (x2 = 1 if female and 0 if male) resulted in the following information.
= 5,000 + 1.2x1 + 0.9x2