The Dead sheet in FDistFoodStamps.xls contains data that does not bounce. The data were generated according to the following DGP:
Food Purchases = β0 + β1 Number of adults in family+ β2 Number of children in family+ β3 Cash Income+ β4 Value of Food Stamps + ε.
a. Test the following null hypothesis:
Null Hypothesis: β1 = β2.
Alternative Hypothesis: β1 /= β2.
Use both the F- and t-statistic procedures and show that they produce equivalent results. The P-value Calculator Add-In may prove helpful.
b. Perform this hypothesis test:
Null Hypothesis: β1 = β2.
Alternative Hypothesis: β1 > β2.