The University Secretary wants to determine how University grade point average, GPA (highest being 4.0) of a sample of students from the University depends on a student’s high school GPA (HS), age of a student (A), achievement test score (AS), average number of lectures skipped each week (S), gender of a student (where M=1 if a student is male or 0 otherwise), computer or PC ownership of a student (where PC=1 if a student owns a computer or 0 otherwise), the means of transport to school (drive, bicycle or walk; where D=1 if a student drives to campus or 0 otherwise, B=1 if a student bicycles to campus or 0 otherwise), and finally, the subject major of the student (finance, human resource, marketing and accounting; where F=1 if a student majors in finance or 0 otherwise, HR=1 if a student majors in human resource or 0 otherwise, MR=1 if a student majors in marketing or 0 otherwise). Use the correlation matrix and dummy regression output to answer the questions. GPA HS A AS S M PC D B F HR MR GPA 1.00 HS 0.41 1.00 A -0.02 -0.26 1.00 AS 0.21 0.35 -0.08 1.00 S -0.26 -0.09 -0.08 0.12 1.00 M -0.08 -0.21 0.04 0.18 0.20 1.00 PC 0.22 0.04 -0.09 0.04 -0.21 -0.07 1.00 D -0.11 -0.19 0.27 -0.20 0.26 -0.08 0.02 1.00 B 0.08 0.14 -0.05 0.16 -0.13 0.13 -0.10 -0.38 1.00 F 0.08 0.12 -0.22 0.18 0.06 0.04 0.08 -0.08 -0.11 1.00 HR 0.08 0.17 -0.49 0.08 0.06 0.05 -0.04 -0.11 0.07 -0.12 1.00 MR -0.10 -0.19 0.37 -0.11 -0.05 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.01 -0.15 -0.79 1.00 The estimated equation by OLS is GPA=.73 + .44HS + .04A + .01AS - .07S + .02M + .14PC + .01D + .01B + .16F + .08HR - .01MR (.76) (.10) (.03) (.01) (.03) (.06) (.06) (.08) (.06) (.23) (.12) (.10) [1.36] [1.75] [1.32] [1.28] [1.23] [1.11] [1.43] [1.26] [1.47] [4.22] [3.45] Residual (df) =129, TSS=19.41, ESS=14.03. Values in parentheses (under the regression equation) are standard errors and those in square brackets are the variance inflation factors (VIFs). Which 2 pairs of variables are most correlated with the regressand? Which 3 pairs of variables are mostly multicollinear? Identify 3 pairs of variables that are most correlated.
- The University Secretary wants to determine how University grade point average, GPA (highest being 4.0) of a sample of students from the University depends on a student’s high school GPA (HS), age of a student (A), achievement test score (AS), average number of lectures skipped each week (S), gender of a student (where M=1 if a student is male or 0 otherwise), computer or PC ownership of a student (where PC=1 if a student owns a computer or 0 otherwise), the means of transport to school (drive, bicycle or walk; where D=1 if a student drives to campus or 0 otherwise, B=1 if a student bicycles to campus or 0 otherwise), and finally, the subject major of the student (finance, human resource, marketing and accounting; where F=1 if a student majors in finance or 0 otherwise, HR=1 if a student majors in human resource or 0 otherwise, MR=1 if a student majors in marketing or 0 otherwise). Use the
correlation matrix and dummy regression output to answer the questions.
GPA |
HS |
A |
AS |
S |
M |
PC |
D |
B |
F |
HR |
MR |
|
GPA |
1.00 |
|||||||||||
HS |
0.41 |
1.00 |
||||||||||
A |
-0.02 |
-0.26 |
1.00 |
|||||||||
AS |
0.21 |
0.35 |
-0.08 |
1.00 |
||||||||
S |
-0.26 |
-0.09 |
-0.08 |
0.12 |
1.00 |
|||||||
M |
-0.08 |
-0.21 |
0.04 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
1.00 |
||||||
PC |
0.22 |
0.04 |
-0.09 |
0.04 |
-0.21 |
-0.07 |
1.00 |
|||||
D |
-0.11 |
-0.19 |
0.27 |
-0.20 |
0.26 |
-0.08 |
0.02 |
1.00 |
||||
B |
0.08 |
0.14 |
-0.05 |
0.16 |
-0.13 |
0.13 |
-0.10 |
-0.38 |
1.00 |
|||
F |
0.08 |
0.12 |
-0.22 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
-0.08 |
-0.11 |
1.00 |
||
HR |
0.08 |
0.17 |
-0.49 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
-0.04 |
-0.11 |
0.07 |
-0.12 |
1.00 |
|
MR |
-0.10 |
-0.19 |
0.37 |
-0.11 |
-0.05 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
-0.15 |
-0.79 |
1.00 |
The estimated equation by OLS is
GPA=.73 + .44HS + .04A + .01AS - .07S + .02M + .14PC + .01D + .01B + .16F + .08HR - .01MR
(.76) (.10) (.03) (.01) (.03) (.06) (.06) (.08) (.06) (.23) (.12) (.10)
[1.36] [1.75] [1.32] [1.28] [1.23] [1.11] [1.43] [1.26] [1.47] [4.22] [3.45]
Residual (df) =129, TSS=19.41, ESS=14.03.
Values in parentheses (under the regression equation) are standard errors and those in square brackets are the variance inflation factors (VIFs).
- Which 2 pairs of variables are most correlated with the regressand?
- Which 3 pairs of variables are mostly multicollinear?
- Identify 3 pairs of variables that are most correlated.
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