An economist conducts research on the relationship between household spending and income. She collects data on 60 households’ spending and income during 1986. After using regression analysis, she obtains the following results:

The researcher claims that there is a serial correlation problem because of the low DW statistic. Do you believe this conclusion is correct?

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CONSUMPTION = 4.906+.756 x INCOME R2.58 DW = .32