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FigUre 14.47(c)
Computation of the t statistic
for Example 14.1 using SPSS
FigUre 14.47(a)
Computation of the t statistic
for Example 14.1 using MS
Excel
FigUre 14.47(b)
Computation of t statistic for
Example 14.1 using Minitab
14.10.2 Testing the Overall Model
The F test is used to determine the significance of overall regression model in regression analysis.
More specifically, in case of a multiple regression model, the F test determines that at least one of the
regression coefficients is different from zero. In case of simple regression, where there is only one
predictor the F test for overall significance tests the ...