Quant
Equilibrium and stuff
Linear Assumptions
Regression
Potpourri
100

What is the name given to an equation in which one term is raised to a power greater than 1? 

exponential 

100

What type of data includes observations for different entities for which a common set of variables are measured at the same point in time?

cross sectional

100

What is the name of the linear assumption that assumes the correlation between explanatory variables and the error term is a regression model is 0?

Exogeneity 

100

A variable that takes a value of 0 or 1 depending on a qualitative category is referred to as a _______ variable

dummy

100

Louisville KY is home to what famous horse race every spring

Kentucky Derby

200

Mathematically, the slope of a consumer indifference curve for two goods is the ratio of the ________ _________  for those two goods.

marginal utilities 

200

The top part of a fraction is referred to by what term ?

Numerator

200

In a situation where the variance of the error terms is not constant in a regression model, it is said the model is experiencing ________________. 

Heteroskedasticity

200

Interpret an R^2 value of 0.68

68% of the variance in the dependent variable can be explained by the model. 

200

What is the famous cocktail provided at the Kentucky Derby since 1875

Mint juleps

300

Given the total cost function: TC = 750 + 10X + .05X^2 what is the equation for marginal cost (MC)?

MC = 10 + 0.1X

300

______ is the point at which a firm's income matches its expenditures.

break even point

300

What is the name of the situation that occurs when there is an exact linear relationship between two or more independent variables in a regression model? 

Perfect multiollinearity

300

When using a double log model to estimate a traditional demand model, the coefficient can be interpreted as ______________.

elasticities 

300

What is Kentucky's #1 ag commodity?

Poultry 

400

At 50 units of output, total cost is $4,000 and total variable cost is $3,000. At 50 units of output, what is the value of the average total cost, average variable cost, and average fixed cost, respectively? 

ATC = $80, AVC = $60, and AFC = $20

400

When egg prices increase by 2%, the quantity demanded of eggs decreases by 0.3%. What is the own price elasticity demand for eggs? 

0.15%

400

What test is used to explore autocorrelation among error terms?

Durbin Watson

400

Which regression statistic can be expressed as the ratio of the regression sum of square and the total sum of squares (SSR/SST)?

R-squared

400

Kentucky is oftentimes referred to as the ______________ Capital of the World

Horse (yay ponies)

500

Given the following total cost function, find the marginal cost function

TC = 2Q^2 + 4Q + 46

MC = 4Q + 4

500

What is the equilibrium price in the following market? 

Qs = -5 + 3P

Qd = 10 - 2P

P = 3

500

What test is used to explore the presence of endogeneity

The Hausman test

500

Consider the regression equation Y = 2 + 3X. If X = 3, what is the predicted value of Y?

11

500

what boxing legend was born and raised in Louisville KY

Muhammed Ali