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(c) Test the null hypothesis that the coefficient on female dummy is
-0.5 against the alternative that the coefficient on female dummy is
less than -0.5. Show your workings.
[5+5+10]
(b) Controlling for age and the square of age does not seem to
substantially change the coefficient of the female dummy. Why is
that so?
[5+5]
(c) Test the null hypothesis that relative to the general (forward)
castes, scheduled castes and other backward castes suffer the same
extent of discrimination. If this requires new regressions, paste the
output in your answer.
[5+15+15]
(c) Now drop land owned (LandO) and re-run the regression. Is the
included land variable significant at the 5 or 10% level?
[4+4+7]