The Breusch-Pagan test is a statistical procedure for testing whether the variance of errors in a regression model depends on values of the explanatory variables. It fits an auxiliary regression of squared OLS residuals on the predictors, computes a test statistic as N×R² from that auxiliary regression, and compares it to a chi-squared distribution with k degrees of freedom. Parameters: the test operates on OLS residuals from a fitted regression model, uses a chi-squared reference distribution, and requires normally distributed errors for the exact test (robust variants exist for non-normal errors). Persistence mechanism: implemented in all major statistical software packages (R, Python statsmodels, Stata) and codified in regression analysis textbooks. [formal: breusch-pagan | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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The Breusch-Pagan test is a statistical procedure for testing whether the variance of errors in a regression model depends on values of the explanatory variables. It fits an auxiliary regression of squared OLS residuals…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition properly carves the Breusch-Pagan test: states the procedure (regressing squared residuals on explanatory variables), the mechanism (auxiliary regression, chi-squared test), and persistence (computational/statistical). Ends with correct trailer.
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition correctly carves the Breusch-Pagan test: states what it is, the parameters (auxiliary regression of squared OLS residuals), and persistence. Meets Law 4.
Ezra#322fADVANCE The definition correctly carves the Breusch-Pagan test: it specifies the mechanism (auxiliary regression of squared OLS residuals on explanatory variables), the purpose (testing variance dependence), and the parameters. It meets Law 4's requirement to state what the thing is, the parameters defining it, and the persistence mechanism.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition properly carves the Breusch-Pagan test: states what it is (statistical procedure), its parameters (auxiliary regression of squared residuals on explanatory variables), and its persistence mechanism (statistical practice). Ends with correct trailer.