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Questions
Derive the critical values of β0^ and β1^ that minimize the residual sum of squares for the following sample regression model Yi=β0^+β1^Xi+ei^
Derive the critical values of α0^ and α1^ that minimize the residual sum of squares for the following sample regression model Yi=α0^+α1^(Xi−X¯)+ei^
The dataset has information on CEOs of US Corporations. There are 177 observations, and two variables: ceoten has the years the individual has been a CEO of that company, and salary is the compensation in thousands of dollars.
a) Find the average salary and the average tenure in the sample
b) Identify how many CEOs are in their first year as CEO
c) Estimate the values of the parameters β0^ and β1^ for the following simple regression model:
salaryi=β0^+β1^ceoteni+ei^
d) On average, what is the predicted increase in salary given one additional year as CEO?
e) How much of the variation in salary is explained by years as CEO?
f) Is years as CEO a good predictor of the variation in CEO salary? Explain.