6.s. a. fit first-order simple linear regression model (2.1) for relating brand liking (y) to moisture content ( state the fitted regression function. b. compare the estimated regression coeffiyient for moisture content obtained in part (a) with the corresponding coefficient q. btained in problem 6.sb. what do you find? c. doesssr(x,)equalssr(xiix2) here? ifnot,? d. refer to the correlation matrix obtained in probleo'; 6.sa. what bearing does this have on your findings in parts (b) and (c)?

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.