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* * * Use figure 5 of Lewis-Beck, p.22 to explain). How to read computer printout (bivariate regression) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notation: alpha: intercept (or constant) beta: partial regression coefficient: the average change in y associated with a unit of change in Xk when all other independent variables are held constant. error term (e) (or disturbance term, or residual): The error term in a regression model can be interpreted as the combined impact of all variables that affect the dependent variable but are not included among the regressors, plus a “random var