Statistics Unit 3: Multi Regression Model

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What empirical content can be inferred from Mr. Biden's statement regarding job creation?

Job creation is irrelevant when examining wage growth.

Job creation is significant, as indicated by high employment and wage growth. (correct)

Job creation is linked to an increase in taxes.

Job creation has no impact on unemployment rates.

Which data would be essential to verify Mr. Biden's claim about job creation?

Polls measuring employee satisfaction nationwide.

Monthly job vacancy numbers and average wage increases. (correct)

Historical tax rates in the US over the last decade.

The causal relationship between remote work and team productivity.

Which Gauss-Markov assumption is likely violated with a sample of employee remote work and productivity measures?

No perfect multicollinearity.

Linearity in parameters.

Independence of errors.

Homoscedasticity of errors. (correct)

In analyzing the relationship between hours spent in nature and health, which Gauss-Markov assumption is most likely violated?

The errors exhibit constant variance. Signup and view all the answers

What could be a plausible reason for Amazon's stance on remote work?

Collaboration benefits are diminished in remote settings. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the variance of the OLS estimator in matrix notation?

Var(β̂) = σ 2 (XX0 )−1 Signup and view all the answers

In the variance formula, what does SSTj represent?

The total sample variation in xj Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for estimating σ 2 in terms of SSR and degrees of freedom?

σ̂ 2 = SSR/(N − K − 1) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term Rj2 denote in the variance formula?

The R-squared value from regressing xj on all other variables Signup and view all the answers

How is the variance of the OLS estimator computed from the residuals?

By applying the Var operator to residuals Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the term β̂ and its relationship with β?

β̂ is an estimated value derived from the sample Signup and view all the answers

What does the (X0 X)−1 term signify in the variance formula?

The adjustment for multicollinearity among independent variables Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation yi = β0 + β1 xi1 + β2 xi2 + β3 xi3 +...+ βK xiK + ui represent?

The relationship between the dependent variable and independent variables including an error term. Signup and view all the answers

In the matrix form y = Xβ + u, what does the vector β represent?

The vector of unknown parameters. Signup and view all the answers

What is absorbed into the matrix X for notational convenience in the matrix form?

The intercept. Signup and view all the answers

What is the dimension of the matrix of regressors X in the equation y = Xβ + u?

(N × (K + 1)) Signup and view all the answers

In the system of equations provided, what does the term ui represent?

The specific error term for each observation. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the matrix notation y = Xβ + u is true?

Vector y contains the dependent variable for all observations. Signup and view all the answers

What does the notation K represent in the context of the system of equations?

The number of independent variables. Signup and view all the answers

In the representation of the system of equations, which of the following is true about the term β0?

It is the intercept term in the regression equations. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model primarily allow researchers to do?

Control for multiple factors simultaneously Signup and view all the answers

What is the key assumption for the Multiple Linear Regression concerning the error term u?

E(u|x1, x2, x3, ..., xK) = 0 Signup and view all the answers

In the context of MLR, which of the following accurately describes the independence of the explanatory variables?

Explanatory variables should be independent of the error term Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by the term 'ceteris paribus' in the context of MLR?

Other variables are held constant while studying the effect of one variable Signup and view all the answers

In relation to MLR, what is meant by omitted variable bias?

Not accounting for a relevant variable that influences the outcome Signup and view all the answers

What does the variance of the OLS estimator depend upon in MLR?

The sample size and the degree of correlation among the regressors Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best describes the linear relationship in MLR?

Y is influenced in a linear manner by the sum of weighted independent variables Signup and view all the answers

What type of sample is assumed to be collected when conducting MLR analysis?

An i.i.d. (independent and identically distributed) random sample Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the OLS estimator for β1 as per the Frisch-Waugh Theorem?

β̂1 = (X10 M2 X1 )−1 (X10 M2 y ) Signup and view all the answers

What does the matrix M2 represent in the context of the Frisch-Waugh Theorem?

The residual maker from regressing y on X2 Signup and view all the answers

What condition must hold true for the matrix H to be considered positive definite?

The leading principal minors of H must be positive Signup and view all the answers

How is the covariance of x and y expressed in relation to the expectations?

Cov(x, y) = E(xy) - E(x)E(y) Signup and view all the answers

Which statement correctly represents the variance of x?

Var(x) = E(x^2) - [E(x)]^2 Signup and view all the answers

What happens when both sides of the equation y = X1 β̂1 + X2 β̂2 + u are multiplied by M2?

It filters out the effects of X2 from the equation. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true concerning the defining properties of matrices X1 and X2?

X1 and X2 can be correlated. Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome when the expression M2 X2 is calculated?

It equals zero. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula representing the true model in the context of omitted variable bias?

y = β0 + β1 x1 + β2 x2 + u Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact on the estimation of β˜1 when an omitted variable like x2 is correlated with x1?

The estimate will be positively biased. Signup and view all the answers

Under what condition would the bias in the estimate of β˜1 equal zero?

x2 does not belong in the model (β2 = 0). Signup and view all the answers

What does E(β̃1) equal if both correlations are in the same direction?

β1 + β2 Signup and view all the answers

How is the expected value of β̃1 expressed when considering omitted variable bias?

E(β̃1) = β1 + β2 δ1 Signup and view all the answers

What is a key assumption to ensure unbiasedness in OLS estimators?

E(ui) = 0. Signup and view all the answers

What consequence arises when both variables x2 and x1 are included in a regression but are correlated?

Increased variance of estimates. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of omitted variable bias, what happens if x1 and x2 are uncorrelated?

Bias is unaffected by omitted variables. Signup and view all the answers

What does δ1 represent when regressing x2 on x1?

The impact of x1 on x2's estimation. Signup and view all the answers

In omitted variable bias, what type of relationships can lead to positive bias in β̃1?

Positive correlation between x1 and x2 with positive correlation to y. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the error term ui in the original model?

To account for the unobserved factors affecting y. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a regression equation involving omitted variable bias?

wage = β0 + β1 * educ + β2 * age + v Signup and view all the answers

In the context of wage regression, what does the term 'adjusted R2' indicate?

The proportion of variance in the dependent variable explained, adjusted for the number of predictors. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Unit 3: Multi regression model

Multi regression model is introduced.
An outline of the unit includes introduction and interpretation of MLR, OLS estimator, assumptions, partitioned regression, omitted variable bias, unbiasedness, variance of the OLS estimator, variance estimation, properties, goodness of fit, and exercises.
Exercises cover deriving OLS estimator, mean and variance of OLS, omitted variable bias, best linear prediction, Frisch-Waugh (1933) Theorem, CEF-Decomposition Property, direction of the bias, and examples from daily life.
The MLR model explicitly controls for multiple factors, allowing for a ceteris paribus analysis, unlike SLR models.
The key assumption of MLR is E(u|X₁) = 0, where u is the error term and X is the independent variable.
The model with k independent variables is y = βο + β₁X₁ + β₂X₂ + β₃X₃ + ... + βₓXₓ + u.
The model describes a linear relationship between the k observable exogenous variables, X₁, X₂, ..., Xₖ (regressors) and the observable endogenous variable y.
The explanatory variables influence y but not vice versa.
The correlation among explanatory variables is not perfect.
Unobservable variables, non-systematically influencing y, are included in u.
A random i.i.d. sample, {(X₁, X₂, ..., Xₖ, y): i = 1, 2, ..., N}, is assumed from the underlying population.
The system of equations yᵢ = β₀ + β₁xᵢ₁ + β₂xᵢ₂ + ... + βₖxᵢₖ + uᵢ , i = 1, ..., N. is presented.
The specification in matrix notation is y = Xβ + u.
y: (N × 1) vector of the dependent variable
u: (N × 1) vector of the error term
β: ((K + 1) × 1) vector of the unknown parameter
X: (N × (K + 1)) matrix of the regressors
The intercept is absorbed into the matrix X.
An example of MLR (wage as a function of education and experience) is given, demonstrating the control for other factors.
Interpretation involves considering changes in variables, holding others constant, thus providing ceteris paribus interpretations for each βᵢ.
Comparing simple and multiple regression estimates reveals that β₁ differs unless β₂ = 0 or X₁ and X₂ are perfectly uncorrelated.
The OLS estimator and assumptions including MLR.1 (linear in parameters), MLR.2 (random sampling), MLR.3 (no perfect collinearity), MLR.4 (zero conditional mean), and MLR.5 (homoskedasticity).
The objective of the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimator is to minimize the sum of squared residuals.
OLS estimator, for the parameter vector β is linear combination of X and y.
The first-order condition for the minimum is β = (X'X)⁻¹X'y
The matrix X'X has a unique solution which implies det (X'X) ≠ 0
The variance of the OLS estimator is derived and components are analyzed.
The assumption of homoscedasticity is necessary for variance calculation.
Variance-covariance matrix of the error term (u) is σ².
The variance of the OLS estimators can be expressed as Var(β) = σ²(X'X)⁻¹. or Var(βᵢ) = SSTⱼ(1 - R²).
The error variance (σ²) influences the variance of OLS estimators.
Larger SST implies smaller variance of estimators.
Stronger linear relationships among the independent variables increase variance of estimators.
An unbiased estimated variance for the error term is σ₂ = SSR / df.

-The OLS estimator is the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE).

The coefficient of determination (R²) measures the goodness of fit.
Adjusted R² accounts for the number of regressors and can be used to compare models.
Exercises include deriving the OLS estimator, showing its unbiasedness, deriving the variance-covariance matrix under homoskedasticity, analyzing omitted variable bias, and best linear prediction.

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