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1、ECONOMICS 351* Mid-Term Exam - Fall Term 2003 Page 1 of 5 pages QUEENS UNIVERSITY AT KINGSTON Department of Economics ECONOMICS 351* - Fall Term 2003 Introductory Econometrics Fall Term 2003 MID-TERM EXAM M.G. Abbott DATE: Tuesday October 28, 2003. TIME: 80 minutes; 1:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. INSTRUCTION
2、S: The exam consists of FIVE (5) questions. Students are required to answer ALL FIVE (5) questions. Answer all questions in the exam booklets provided. Be sure your name and student number are printed clearly on the front of all exam booklets used. Do not write answers to questions on the front page
3、 of the first exam booklet. Please label clearly each of your answers in the exam booklets with the appropriate number and letter. Please write legibly. MARKING: The marks for each question are indicated in parentheses immediately above each question. Total marks for the exam equal 100. GOOD LUCK! E
4、CON 351* - Fall Term 2003: Mid-Term Exam Page 1 of 5 pages ECONOMICS 351* Mid-Term Exam - Fall Term 2003 Page 2 of 5 pages QUESTIONS: Answer ALL FIVE questions. All questions pertain to the simple (two-variable) linear regression model for which the population regression equation can be written in c
5、onventional notation as: (1) YX i =+ 12 u ii where Yi and Xi are observable variables, 1 and 2 are unknown (constant) regression coefficients, and ui is an unobservable random error term. The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) sample regression equation corresponding to regression equation (1) is (i = 1,
6、., N) (2) YX i =+ $ $ 12 u ii where is the OLS estimator of the intercept coefficient $ 1 1, is the OLS estimator of the slope coefficient , is the OLS residual for the i-th sample observation, and N is sample size (the number of observations in the sample). $ 2 2$ui (15 marks) 1. State the Ordinary
7、 Least Squares (OLS) estimation criterion. State the OLS normal equations. Derive the OLS normal equations from the OLS estimation criterion. (15 marks) 2. Give a general definition of the F-distribution. Starting from this definition, derive the F- statistic for the OLS slope coefficient estimator
8、. State all assumptions required for the derivation. $ 2 (10 marks) 3. Answer both parts (a) and (b) below. H0 stands for the null hypothesis of a statistical test. For each of parts (a) and (b), select which of statements (1) to (4) best defines the concept in question. (a) The significance level o
9、f a hypothesis test is best defined as: (1) the probability of retaining H0 when H0 is true (2) the probability of rejecting H0 when H0 is true (3) the probability of retaining H0 when H0 is false (4) the probability of rejecting H0 when H0 is false (b) The power of a hypothesis test is best defined
10、 as: (1) the probability of retaining H0 when H0 is true (2) the probability of rejecting H0 when H0 is true (3) the probability of retaining H0 when H0 is false (4) the probability of rejecting H0 when H0 is false ECON 351* - Fall Term 2003: Mid-Term Exam Page 2 of 5 pages ECONOMICS 351* Mid-Term E
11、xam - Fall Term 2003 Page 3 of 5 pages (36 marks) 4. A researcher is using data for a sample of 274 male employees to investigate the relationship between hourly wage rates Yi (measured in dollars per hour) and firm tenure Xi (measured in years). Preliminary analysis of the sample data produces the
12、following sample information: N = 274 1945.26 1774.00 18536.73 = = N 1i i Y= = N 1i i X= = N 1i 2 i Y = = N 1i 2 i X 30608.00 16040.72 3446.226 = = N 1i iiY X= = N 1i iiy x = = N 1i 2 i y 4726.377 19122.32 4105.297 = = N 1i 2 i x= = N 1i 2 i u where xXX ii and yY ii Y for i = 1, ., N. Use the above
13、sample information to answer all the following questions. Show explicitly all formulas and calculations. (10 marks) (a) Use the above information to compute OLS estimates of the intercept coefficient 1 and the slope coefficient . 2 (5 marks) (b) Interpret the slope coefficient estimate you calculate
14、d in part (a) - i.e., explain in words what the numeric value you calculated for means. $ 2 (5 marks) (c) Calculate an estimate of 2, the error variance. (5 marks) (d) Calculate an estimate of , the variance of . ) (Var 2 $ 2 (6 marks) (e) Compute the value of R 2 , the coefficient of determination
15、for the estimated OLS sample regression equation. Briefly explain what the calculated value of R 2 means. (5 marks) (f) Calculate the sample value of the t-statistic for testing the null hypothesis H0: 20= against the alternative hypothesis H1: 20. (Note: You are not required to obtain or state the inference of this test.) ECON 351* - Fall Term 2003: Mid-Term Exam Page 3 of 5 pages ECONOMICS 351* Mid-Term Exam - Fall Term 2003 Page 4 of 5 pages (24 marks) 5. You have been commissioned to investigate the relationship between the median selling prices of houses and the average number of rooms
