Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. A number that summarizes how well a model’s predictions fit the observed data is called an estimator.
2. Logistic regression can only be used with one dependent and one independent variable
3. Dummy variables can be used with logistic regression.
4. A researcher studying the probability of voting finds a change of .225 in the likelihood for people age 25 with a college degree versus people age 25 without a college degree. She concludes that having a college degree makes a 25 year old significantly more likely to vote. True or false?
5. The probability of an event occurring can be less than zero.


1. False (it is a likelihood function)
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False

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