Metainformation
| Tag | Value |
|---|---|
| file | Inferential_Statistics_uu-Multiple-linear-regression-803-en_uu-Multiple-linear-regression-803-en |
| name | uu-Multiple-linear-regression-803-en |
| section | Inferential Statistics/Regression/Multiple linear regression |
| type | schoice |
| solution | FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE |
| Type | Interpretating output |
| Program | SPSS |
| Language | English |
| Level | Statistical Literacy |
Question
In subjects, decreases in depression are measured on a continuous scale (Y). One is interested in the effects of three types of therapies: A, B or C, but one also measures background variables X1 and X2. To predict the decrease in depression, two dummy variables are created for therapy:
When choosing the two dummy variables, one of the therapies became reference category. If another category is chosen as the reference category, then…
- FALSE: Changes the estimated decrease in depression of a person
- FALSE: Changes the constant (the intercept)
- FALSE: Changes the B values of the dummy variables
- TRUE: More than one of the three alternatives (a), (b) and (c) is TRUE