Table 1: Regression Analysis of Hope on Respondent Characteristics Estimate (Standard Error) Local 0.05 (0.01) Governor -0.03 (0.01) PresCare -0.03 (0.016) Ideology 0.27 (0.01) Constant 1.49 (0.09) R2 0.14 N 6991 1. Compute the test statistic for the regression coefficients. Which independent variables (if any) have a statistically significant effect on the dependent variable? Be sure to show all work for your calculations. 2. Of all the independent variables included in the model, which would you say has the largest effect on the dependent variable, and why? 3. What proportion of the variation in hope is explained by the model? 4. In sum, do the data support the researcher’s hypotheses? Explain your answer for each variable in the model.
