Question 1. [Total Marks: 20]
(a) Discussthe method of indirect least squares.
{10 marks)
(b) In a two variable linear regression model, show that the variance of least square
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cr2
estimator 2 is
.
L.. xi
{10 marks)
Question 2. [Total Marks: 20]
(a) Prove that the residuals Ui in the regression model~ = {30 + {31 Xi + iti are uncorrelated
with the predicted ~?
(10 marks)
(b) Discussthe method of generalized least squares in handling the problem of
heteroscedasticity.
(10 marks)
Question 3. [Total Marks: 20]
A real estate company (DLF) is interested to determine the relationship between the selling
price of a flat and its size. A sample of 10 flats is selected at random, the detail is given below.
Flat
Selling
Price
(1000s
NAO):Y
Size of
flat
(square
feet): X
245
1400
312
1600
279
1700
308
1875
199
1100
219
1550
405
2350
324
2450
319
1425
255
1700
(a) Find the regression equation of flat selling price on the size of flat. Predict the price for a
flat with 2000 square feet area.
(12 marks)
(b)What is the estimated change in the average value of flat selling price because of one unit
change in size of the flat?
(3 marks)
(c) Determine how much variation in flat prices is explained by variation in the size of the flat.
(5 marks)
Question 4. [Total Marks: 20]
(a) Discussthe Koyck's approach to distributed lag models.
{10 marks)
(b Discussthe estimation of parameters of a regression model in presence of perfect
multicollinearity.
{10 marks)
Question 5. [Total Marks: 20]
Given the following information on dependent variable Y and two independent variables X2
and X3:
Number of observations, n=15.
= Y- 1942.33, X- 2 = 2126.33, X- 3 = 8.0, IC~- Y- ) 2= 830121.33,
2