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Linear Algebra

- Consider the Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson (2001) data on economic development and property rights from class.

a) Regress log GDP per capita in 1995 (logpgp95) on the measure of property rights(avexpr) and report your results. Use hetereoskedasticity-robust standard errors.

b) Construct 95% confidence intervals for the intercept and slope coefficients.

c) Test Ho : B1 = 0 against Hị : B1 > 0. In answering, be sure to report the test statistic and p-value.

d) Test Ho : B1 = 0.5 against H1 : B1 > 0.5. In answering, be sure to report the test statistic and p-value.

e) Test Ho : B1 = 0 against H1 : B1 < 0. In answering, be sure to report the test statisticand p-value.

f) Test Ho : B1 = 0 against H1 : B1 # 0. In answering, be sure to report the test statistic and p-value.

g) Repeat parts b)–f) using homoskedasticity-only standard errors. Do your results change?

h) Plot the regression residuals against avexpr. Does this explain your answer to g)?Hint: You will need to use the command

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### Question 52404

Linear Algebra

In an election campaign, the popularity, B, as a percent of voters, of the governing Blue party can be modelled by a function of time, t, in days throughout the campaign as B(t) = 40 - 0.5t. The popularity, R(t), of the opposing Red party can be modelled by a composite function of B(t),R(B(t)) = 20 + 0.75[40 – B(t)].
Graph B(t) and describe the trend.

### Question 45665

Linear Algebra

\text { 4] Find } g(0)-g(9)+g(2) \text {, if }
g(x)=\left\{\begin{aligned} \frac{x+1}{2}, & \text { if } x \text { is odd } \\ \frac{x}{2}, & \text { if } x \text { is even } \end{aligned}\right.

### Question 45664

Linear Algebra

\text { 3] Find } f(4)-f(2)+f(3) \text {, if }
f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} \frac{x+1}{2}, & \text { if } x \text { is odd } \\ \frac{x}{4}, & \text { if } x \text { is even } \end{array}\right.

### Question 45663

Linear Algebra

2] Find the Domains of the following functions:
\text { a) } f(x)=\sqrt{15-5 x}
f(x)=\frac{x^{2}-2 x+1}{x^{2}-4 x-21}
f(x)=\frac{x^{2}-2 x+1}{\sqrt{16-2 x}}

### Question 45662

Linear Algebra

a) Give the definition of a rational function. [5 pts]
b) Give an example of a polynomial function of degree 3. [5 pts]
c) Can a constant function be a polynomial and a rational function at the same time? Explain your answer. [5 pts]
d) Give an example of a non-polynomial function and explain why not apolynomial function. [10 pts)

### Question 45333

Linear Algebra

5) Ве,
\begin{array}{c} f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} \\ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} x^{2}-3 \cos (\pi x) & x<0 \\ x-4 e^{-2 x} & x \geq 0 . \end{array}\right. \end{array}
Calculate
\int_{-1}^{2} f(x) d x
Presenting the result in simplified form

### Question 45332

Linear Algebra

4) Be f: R - Ra function differentiable in R such your derivative f', has in maximum a real zero.
Prove that the equation f(x)=0 has in maximum 2 real square

### Question 45331

Linear Algebra

3) Take in consideration the following function
f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R} & \\ \frac{x^{2}-4 x+\cos (\sin (x)),}{x^{4}+4 x^{2}+1}, & x \leq 0 \end{array}\right.
a) Show that the function f is continuous in R+ and in R- but discontinuous in the point X
b) Say justifying, if f is differenciable in X=0

### Question 45330

Linear Algebra

2) Prove by definition that
\lim _{x \rightarrow 0} x^{2} \cos \left(e^{x}\right)=0

### Question 45329

Linear Algebra

1) Calculate the following limit:
\lim _{x \rightarrow+\infty} \frac{x^{2}\left(e^{-3 x}+1\right)+x \cos (5 x)}{x^{2}+7 x+1}