Exercise #4

Linear Regression Model

If you have chosen to work with RStudio, please run the following linear regression model and complete the following tables using dataset from week 1s exercise.

Medicare and Medicaid Discharge Ratios:

Medicare Discharges Total Hospital Discharges; Medicaid Discharges Total Hospital Discharges

1st Model:

Run a linear model to predict the impact of number of hospital beds (use the bed-tot) and hospitals ownership on hospital net-benefit. Discuss your finding. Do you think having higher r number of beds has a positive impact on the hospital net benefit? What about the ownership?

Hospital Characteristic	Coef	ST. Err	P Value
Hospital beds
Ownership
For-Profit
Not-for-profit
Other
N
R-Squared