A regression of ln(wage) on educ, exper, exper2, female, married, numdep and two interaction terms female ∗ edu and female ∗ married.  (For the interaction

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A regression of ln(wage) on educ, exper, exper2, female, married, numdep and two interaction terms female ∗ edu and female ∗ married. 

(For the interaction terms I multiplied female data  x edu data and so forth)

Question: What does the coefficient on the interaction term measure? Interpret the coefficients on the interaction term, female ∗ edu and female ∗ married.

SUMMARY OUTPUT
Regression Statistics
Multiple R
R Square
Adjusted R S 0.42262712
Standard Erre
0.65682965
0.43142519
0.4038896
Observations
526
ANOVA
df
MS
Significance F
F
Regression
8 63.9931886 7.99914858 49.0363833
9.845E-59
Residual
517 84.3365586 0.16312681
Total
525 148.329747
Coefficients Standard Erro.
t Stat
P-value
Lower 95%
Upper 95% Lower 95.0% Upper 95.0%
Intercept
0.37273973 0.12633012 2.95052153 0.00331624 0.12455625 0.62092322 0.12455625 0.62092322
educ
0.07602614 0.00892242 8.52079887 1.7436E-16 0.05849748 0.09355479 0.05849748 0.09355479
0.03722696 0.00524499 7.09762926 4.2092E-12 0.02692286 0.04753107 0.02692286 0.04753107
exper
female
-0.1438991 0.17211192 -0.8360787
0.4034969 -0.4820238 0.19422563 -0.4820238 0.19422563
married
0.27040758 0.05767872 4.68816907 3.5312E-06
0.1570941 0.38372106
0.1570941 0.38372106
numdep
exper^2
female * edu 0.00308894 0.01317936 0.23437727 0.81478489 -0.0228027 0.02898062 -0.0228027 0.02898062
-0.033236 0.01560147 -2.1303145 0.03361711 -0.0638861
-0.002586 -0.0638861
-0.002586
-0.0006884 0.00011507 -5.9824669 4.1073E-09 -0.0009145
-0.0004623 -0.0009145
-0.0004623
female * mari -0.3636139 0.07400579 4.9133179
1.2037E-06
-0.509003 -0.2182249
-0.509003
-0.2182249
Transcribed Image Text:SUMMARY OUTPUT Regression Statistics Multiple R R Square Adjusted R S 0.42262712 Standard Erre 0.65682965 0.43142519 0.4038896 Observations 526 ANOVA df MS Significance F F Regression 8 63.9931886 7.99914858 49.0363833 9.845E-59 Residual 517 84.3365586 0.16312681 Total 525 148.329747 Coefficients Standard Erro. t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95% Lower 95.0% Upper 95.0% Intercept 0.37273973 0.12633012 2.95052153 0.00331624 0.12455625 0.62092322 0.12455625 0.62092322 educ 0.07602614 0.00892242 8.52079887 1.7436E-16 0.05849748 0.09355479 0.05849748 0.09355479 0.03722696 0.00524499 7.09762926 4.2092E-12 0.02692286 0.04753107 0.02692286 0.04753107 exper female -0.1438991 0.17211192 -0.8360787 0.4034969 -0.4820238 0.19422563 -0.4820238 0.19422563 married 0.27040758 0.05767872 4.68816907 3.5312E-06 0.1570941 0.38372106 0.1570941 0.38372106 numdep exper^2 female * edu 0.00308894 0.01317936 0.23437727 0.81478489 -0.0228027 0.02898062 -0.0228027 0.02898062 -0.033236 0.01560147 -2.1303145 0.03361711 -0.0638861 -0.002586 -0.0638861 -0.002586 -0.0006884 0.00011507 -5.9824669 4.1073E-09 -0.0009145 -0.0004623 -0.0009145 -0.0004623 female * mari -0.3636139 0.07400579 4.9133179 1.2037E-06 -0.509003 -0.2182249 -0.509003 -0.2182249
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