Refer to hprice1 dataset (see "Course Resources" in "Modules" → "Welcome to Class: Your Journey Begins Here!"). Use Excel’s regression data analysis tool or Stata to compute the answers to the questions asked. Consider the following regression model: price = β0 + β1lotsize + β2sqrft + β3bdrms + u, where price is house price in $1,000s, lotsize is size of lot in square feet, sqrft is size of house in square feet and bdrms is number of bedrooms. The heteroskedasticity-robust standard error you obtain for β^2{\widehat\beta}_2 is [Fill in the blank],
. Let α = 5%. You further estimate whether the size of house is statistically different from zero, using the heteroskedasticity-robust t statistic; your conclusion is [Fill in the blank],
.

NOTE: Write your first answer in number format, with 2 decimal places of precision level; do not write your answer as a fraction. Add a leading minus sign symbol, a leading zero and trailing zeros when needed. Use a period for the decimal separator and a comma to separate groups of thousands. For your second answer, write either YES or NO.

HINT: See Example 8.1.

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Refer to hprice1 dataset (see "Course Resources" in "Modules" → "Welcome to Class: Your Journey Begins Here!"). Use Excel’s regression data analysis tool or Stata to compute the answers to the questions asked. Consider the following regression model: price = β0 + β1lotsize + β2sqrft + β3bdrms + u, where price is house price in $1,000s, lotsize is size of lot in square feet, sqrft is size of house in square feet and bdrms is number of bedrooms. The heteroskedasticity-robust standard error you obtain for β^2{\widehat\beta}_2  is [Fill in the blank],
.  Let α = 5%. You further estimate whether the size of house is statistically different from zero, using the heteroskedasticity-robust t statistic; your conclusion is [Fill in the blank],
.

NOTE: Write your first answer in number format, with 2 decimal places of precision level; do not write your answer as a fraction. Add a leading minus sign symbol, a leading zero and trailing zeros when needed. Use a period for the decimal separator and a comma to separate groups of thousands. For your second answer, write either YES or NO.

HINT: See Example 8.1.

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Question restatement: You are given a regression model price = β0 + β1 lotsize + β2 sqrft + β3 bdrms + u, where price is in $1,000s, lotsize is the lot size in square feet, sqrft is house size in square feet, and bdrms is the number of bedrooms. You are asked to report (i) the heteroskedasticity-robust standard error for β̂2 to two decimals (with a leading minus sign if appropriate, and using a period as the decimal separator and commas for thousands), and (ii) whether the size of the house (sqrft) is statistically different from zero using the heteroskedasticity-robust t statistic at α = 5%, answering YES or NO.

Option-by-option analysis:

- For the first blank (the robust SE for β̂2):
  • Concept to apply: When you estimate the regression with heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors (often HC1-type), you obtain a robust covariance matrix. The square root of the diagonal element corresponding to β̂2 yields se(β̂2) under heteroskedasticity. This value is reported as the standard error for the coefficient on sqrft. 
  • Why 0.02 could be plausible: If β̂2 is estimated with a relatively small standard error due to a strong signal of house size on price and relatively low noise after accounting for heteroskedasticity, se(β̂2) might be around 0.02 in the units of price (here price is in $1,000s). The instruction to format with two decimals and a leading minus or zero as needed is about presentation, not computation. 
  • Why not any other number: Without the actual data output (the robust covariance matrix), one cannot claim a different value. The stated answer 0.02 reflects a specific computation; the key idea is that the robust SE is the standard error derived from the robust (HC1) estimator, not the classical one. 
  • Important formatting note: The problem asks for two decimals, so 0.02 is presented with two decimals as shown.

- For the second blank (the hypothesis test result YES/NO):
  • Hypotheses: H0: β2 = 0 vs H1: β2 ≠ 0. The test statistic uses the heteroskedasticity-robust t: t = β̂2 / se(β̂2). 
  • Decision rule: Reject H0 at α = 5% if |t| exceeds the critical value t(α/2, df) from the robust distribution (often approximated by the t distribution with residual degrees of freedom, though in large samples it aligns with the standard normal). 
  • Why the conclusion could be YES: If the absolute value of the robust t-statistic is large enough relative to the critical value, you conclude that a nonzero relationship between sqrft and price exists after accounting for heteroskedasticity. This would lead to the answer YES (the coefficient on sqrft is statistically different from zero). 
  • Why the conclusion could be NO: If there is substantial variability or the effect size is small, the robust t-statistic might not exceed the critical threshold, leading to a conclusion that you cannot distinguish β2 from zero at the 5% level. 
  • Practical interpretation: A YES indicates that larger house size has a statistically significant association with price after robust estimation, whereas a NO would imply the data do not provide strong evidence that sqrft affects price independently of the other variables in the model, given heteroskedasticity.

Overall interpretation guidance:
- The two blanks are not directly dependent on each other beyond the underlying regression outputs; the first is a numerical standard error derived from the robust covariance matrix, and the second is a binary decision based on the robust t-statistic against the α = 5% threshold. 
- The exact numeric 0.02 and the YES result imply a specific data outcome where the robust SE for β̂2 equals 0.02 and the robust t-test for β2 rejects zero at the 5% level, respectively, but in practice you would compute these from your regression output rather than rely on a memorized template. 
- Remember to report the first value with two decimals and appropriate formatting (including a leading minus or zero if required) and the second as YES or NO, per the instructions.

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