What happens to the OLS estimators of β2 in the model yi=β1+β2xi+ui when ui and uj are not independent?
a. b2is biased and its t-statistic needs an adjustment.
b. b2is biased. but its t-statistic is correct.
c. b2is unbiased. but its t-statistic needs an adjustment.
d. b2 is unbiased and its t-statistic is correct.
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The biasedness of the co-efficient estimates occur due to lack of independent variables with higher explanatory power. Presence of autocorrelation does not make the estimates biased. Also, presence of autocorrelation decreases the standard error of the co-efficient estimates. Since, the standard error decreases, the t-statistic to test the significance of the estimates increases. So, the t-statistic needs an adjustment. Hence, Option (a) is the correct choice. (Ans).
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