Evaluate the quality of the model

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An association of home builders is interested in knowing how private housing starts (PHS) are influenced by mortgage interest rates (MR) and the level of income (INC).  Using quarterly data for 10 years, the following multiple regression model was estimated:

PHS  =  a + b1MR + b2INC.

Your expectation is that the slope term for the mortgage rate should be negative, whereas the slope term for the income variable should be positive. The following estimation results were obtained:

  Variable           Coefficient               Standard Error          T-statistic            Significance

   CONST             -325.679                      314.562                 -1.03534                   .307

      MR                 -29.7924                      4.97884                 -5.98381                   .000

      INC                 .110325                   .336273E-01             3.28081                    .003

No. of Observations  =  40                 R2  =  .4986  (adj)       =  .4715

Sum of Sq. Resid.  =  231958.            Std. Error of Reg.       =  79.1779

                                                            Durbin-Watson           =  1.84280

                                                            F(2, 37)                       =  18.3945

                                                            Significance                =  .000003

a) Test the null hypotheses that the slope terms are individually insignificant using one-tailed t-tests using a .05 level of significance.

b) Evaluate the quality of the model.

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