Refer to the Journal of Empirical Software Engineering (Vol. 9, 2004) study of the accuracy of new

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Refer to the Journal of Empirical Software Engineering (Vol. 9, 2004) study of the accuracy of new software effort estimates, Exercise 12.140 (p. 730). Recall that stepwise regression was used to develop a model for the relative error in estimating effort (y) as a function of company role of estimator (x1 = 1 if developer, 0 if project leader) and previous accuracy (x8 = 1 if more than 20% accurate, 0 if less than 20% accurate). The stepwise regression yielded the prediction equation ŷ = .12 - .28x1 + .27x8. The researcher is concerned that the sign of the estimated b multiplied by x1 is the opposite from what is expected. (The researcher expects a project leader to have a smaller relative error of estimation than a developer.) Give at least one reason why this phenomenon occurred.
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Authors: James T. McClave

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