In: Statistics and Probability
You are interested in examining the factors that determine the
average length of stay in a hospital across provinces. You collect
data on the following variables:
Y = province-wide average hospital stay
X2 = median provincial income
X3 = 1 if the province is one of the Atlantic
provinces, 0 otherwise
X4 = 1 if the province is in Quebec or Ontario,
0 otherwise
X5 = 1 if the province is in the Prairies, 0
otherwise
X6 = 1 if the province is BC or Alberta, 0
otherwise
You run the following regression Y =
β1 +
β2X2 +
β3X3 +
β4X4 +
β5X5. How much longer would
we expect to stay in a hospital in the Atlantic provinces than in a
hospital in Ontario or Quebec?
A.
β3 |
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B.
β1 + β3 |
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C.
β3 - β4 |
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D.
β4 |