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+## Copyright (C) 1995-2012 Kurt Hornik
+##
+## This file is part of Octave.
+##
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+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn {Function File} {[@var{pval}, @var{f}, @var{df_num}, @var{df_den}] =} f_test_regression (@var{y}, @var{x}, @var{rr}, @var{r})
+## Perform an F test for the null hypothesis rr * b = r in a classical
+## normal regression model y = X * b + e.
+##
+## Under the null, the test statistic @var{f} follows an F distribution
+## with @var{df_num} and @var{df_den} degrees of freedom.
+##
+## The p-value (1 minus the CDF of this distribution at @var{f}) is
+## returned in @var{pval}.
+##
+## If not given explicitly, @var{r} = 0.
+##
+## If no output argument is given, the p-value is displayed.
+## @end deftypefn
+
+## Author: KH <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
+## Description: Test linear hypotheses in linear regression model
+
+function [pval, f, df_num, df_den] = f_test_regression (y, x, rr, r)
+
+ if (nargin < 3 || nargin > 4)
+ print_usage ();
+ endif
+
+ [T, k] = size (x);
+ if (! (isvector (y) && (length (y) == T)))
+ error ("f_test_regression: Y must be a vector of length rows (X)");
+ endif
+ y = reshape (y, T, 1);
+
+ [q, c_R ] = size (rr);
+ if (c_R != k)
+ error ("f_test_regression: RR must have as many columns as X");
+ endif
+
+ if (nargin == 4)
+ s_r = size (r);
+ if ((min (s_r) != 1) || (max (s_r) != q))
+ error ("f_test_regression: R must be a vector of length rows (RR)");
+ endif
+ r = reshape (r, q, 1);
+ else
+ r = zeros (q, 1);
+ endif
+
+ df_num = q;
+ df_den = T - k;
+
+ [b, v] = ols (y, x);
+ diff = rr * b - r;
+ f = diff' * inv (rr * inv (x' * x) * rr') * diff / (q * v);
+ pval = 1 - fcdf (f, df_num, df_den);
+
+ if (nargout == 0)
+ printf (" pval: %g\n", pval);
+ endif
+
+endfunction